# Software Engineer III

**Company:** [6sense](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/6sense)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $148k – $217k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Python, Java, AWS, GCP, Azure, Microservices, Distributed Systems, APIs, Go, TypeScript
**Posted:** 2026-06-19

> Design, develop, and scale distributed backend systems and APIs using Python or Java. Requires 4+ years of experience building scalable services and microservices on cloud platforms.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable backend systems and APIs
- Develop robust and production-grade applications
- Contribute to the design and development of services, frameworks, and distributed systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering teams
- Contribute to system design and technical decision-making

## Required Skills & Qualifications
- 4+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience with Python and/or Java
- Strong experience building scalable APIs and backend systems
- Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems
- Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Strong problem-solving and system design capabilities

## Good to Have
- Exposure to Golang and Typescript
- Experience in high-growth SaaS environments
- Exposure to data platforms or analytics systems

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary Range: $147,918.75 - $216,947.50
- Other compensation may include a bonus program or commission plan, and stock options
- Health coverage, paid parental leave, generous paid time-off and holidays, quarterly self-care days off
- 401K employer matching program
- Equipment and support for remote or office work
- Learning and development initiatives including LinkedIn Learning platform
- Quarterly wellness education sessions

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