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AttentiveAttentiveSan Francisco, CA

Senior Software Engineer, Intelligent Messaging, AI Journeys

Builds scalable backend systems for AI-driven, multi-channel messaging products that process billions of messages. Requires 5+ years of backend software development experience and proficiency in Java, Python, or Go, with experience in high-performance distributed applications.

190k – 230k/yr
On-site5+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain scalable backend systems for customer-facing products, ensuring high performance and reliability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build applications supporting multi-channel communications for marketers.
  • Implement and optimize systems that process and deliver billions of messages daily.
  • Improve code quality through code reviews, testing, and software development best practices.
  • Identify and address technical debt to support the long-term health of the codebase.
  • Drive architectural design and technical decisions.
  • Stay current with emerging technologies to enhance products.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience focused on backend systems.
  • Proficiency in Java, Python, or Go.
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
  • Experience building and maintaining scalable, high-performance applications.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Understanding of software development best practices, including code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with service-oriented architecture and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with AWS services and cloud infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of DynamoDB, Postgres, or Redis.
  • Experience with messaging systems or streaming platforms such as Kafka or Pulsar.
  • Familiarity with React and TypeScript.
  • Experience with DevOps practices and tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Technology Environment

  • Kubernetes hosted in AWS EKS.
  • Istio, Datadog, Terraform, Cloudflare, and Helm.
  • Java and Spring Boot microservices with Gradle.
  • DynamoDB, Kinesis, Airflow, Postgres, PlanetScale, and Redis.
  • React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Storybook, Radix UI, Vite, esbuild, and Playwright.
  • Python, Metaflow, Hugging Face, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Pandas.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive perks and benefits, including health and wellness benefits and equity.
  • US base salary range: $190,000–$230,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.

Skills

JavaPythonGoAWSKubernetesSpring BootDynamoDBPostgresRedisKafkaTerraformDockerReactTypeScriptPyTorch

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