# Senior Software Engineer, Intelligent Messaging, AI Journeys

**Company:** [Attentive](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/attentive)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $190k – $230k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Java, Python, Go, AWS, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, DynamoDB, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Terraform, Docker, React, TypeScript, PyTorch
**Posted:** 2026-08-05

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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