Software Development Engineer (SDE3/4) - Evergreen

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  Technical Ownership: Design, implement, and maintain backend components of AJO, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.

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  Innovation & Impact: Help drive the agentic evolution of our platform and create differentiated value through the effective application of AI in solving customer needs.

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  Engineering Excellence: Apply strong engineering practices including code quality, automated testing, observability, and CI/CD

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  Design and Operate at Scale: Lead in the architecture and operation of large-scale, globally distributed systems. Ensure high availability and low latency in enterprise environments.

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  Mentorship & Collaboration: Contribute to design discussions, collaborate across teams, and support the growth of junior engineers.

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  Customer Focus: Work closely with product managers and customer-facing teams to understand user needs and translate them into robust technical solutions.
   

• Education: BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field.

• Experience: 6+ years of experience building, testing and operating complex software systems, focused on the backend. Experience with AI/ML systems and enterprise software development is a strong plus.

• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of modern software development practices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures. Proficiency in Scala, Java, with expert knowledge of streaming architectures (e.g., Kafka), relational and NoSQL databases, caching frameworks, microservices, and containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills and a data-driven attitude. Ability to break down complex problems and deliver elegant, maintainable solutions.

• Operational Mentality: Demonstrated skill and enthusiasm for rigorous quality practices, observability, and incident response in production environments. Sense of urgency in maintaining operational excellence.

• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical partners.

• Customer Empathy: A strong sense of ownership and a passion for building products that delight users.

• Industry Exposure: Experience building enterprise B2B or B2C products in the marketing automation, analytics, experimentation, decisioning, or personalization space is a plus.

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