We are looking for aSoftwareEngineer Ito join the Product Engineeringdepartment within our Incentives business. This early-career full-stack engineer will help build and improve customer-facing product experiences across the frontend, backend, APIs, and cloud while learning how tooperateinside a modern product engineering model that connects product outcomes, technical delivery, instrumentation, and post-release learning.

This role is a fit for an early-career engineer who wants to grow by working inacustomer-obsessed environmentwhere secure, scalable, iterative delivery matters, and practical exposure to AI-assisted workflows.

• Collaborate with product, design, andotherengineers to understand requirementstodeliver usable product increments

• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to accelerate delivery and improve quality without compromising clarity, reliability, or accountability

• Help define,implementandmonitorthe features you buildthroughtesting, release readiness, and post-release

• Support shared ownership of systems through documentation, diagrams, and knowledge sharing

• Contribute to operational excellence by helping investigate issues, improve support readiness, and strengthen production discipline

Whatwerelooking for

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

• Recenthistory ofsoftware engineering experience, including internships, co-ops, academic projects, or equivalent hands-on development work

• Provenexperience usingmodern web development using JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and a frontend framework such as React or Vue

• Provenbackendexperience withJava, Node.js, Python,Postgres,cloud-based services via AWS,REST APIs, or equivalent technologies

• Interest in AI-enhanceddevelopment using tools such as GitHub Copilot,PlaywrightMCP,andagentorchestration

• Interest in working across the full stack and learning how product, frontend, backend, APIs, cloud, and operational concerns fit together

• Interest in product thinking: understanding who the user is, what outcome matters, andhow toleveragemetrics to assess the customer impact post-release

• Strong communicationskills and willingness to collaborate across distributed teams and cross-functional partners

• Comfortablelearning in an evolving environmentbalancingproduct modernization, security,and operational maturity

• A mindset ofcuriosity,shared ownership, steady learning, andcomfortable operating in a low ego environment

What success looks like in this role

In the first 6 612 months,youllbe shipping useful product work, learning the product deeply,participatingin measurable releases, and becoming a dependable team contributor with growing ownership of a functional area.Youllbe involved inourProduction Support rotation, helping triage real customer problemswith colleaguesacross departments.Success also means buildingcollectivecontextacross your team,sothatknowledge does not stayin a vacuum.

Why join us

• Learn from experienced engineers committed to mentorship

• Work on real product features with real impact

• Build full-stack engineering skills

• Grow your capabilities in AI-enhanced software development within a product engineering organization that is actively evolving how it builds, measures, and improves customer workflows

Salary Range for California Residents Only: $115,763.00 to $131,500.00

Salary Range for Illinois Residents Only: $78,220.00 to $101,700.00

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Blackhawk Network offers benefits including 401k with employer match, medical, dental, vision, 12 paid holidays in the year 2026, 1 hour of sick pay accrual for every 30 hours worked, parental leave, life insurance, disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, and flexible time off for all full-time employees.