Attentive

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Attentive$221K — $280K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field with 7 years of backend development experience.
  • Proficient in Java, Python, and Go with 7 years of development experience.
  • Skilled in object-oriented programming and maintaining high-performance applications.
  • Experienced with service-oriented architecture and cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS.
  • Familiarity with diverse database solutions, data platforms, and messaging systems.
  • Knowledge of DevOps tools like Docker and Kubernetes with 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Basic experience in front-end technologies, including React and Typescript.

Responsibilities

  • Develop scalable backend systems for personalized messaging across millions of users.
  • Collaborate with data scientists to build models for optimizing send times and engagement.
  • Enhance performance and reliability of real-time and batch processing pipelines.
  • Implement improvements in experimentation frameworks to boost personalization.
  • Promote engineering best practices across distributed systems and personalization infrastructure.
  • Conduct code reviews and advocate for code quality standards.
  • Participate in incident triaging and production support across service domains.

Benefits

  • Telecommuting options available 2 days a week.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Equity options as part of employee compensation package.
  • Supportive work culture focused on continuous enhancement and collaboration.
  • Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic team environment.
Full Job Description
  • Develop and maintain scalable backend and data systems that power personalized messaging decisions across millions of subscribers.
  • Partner with data scientists and ML engineers to produce models for send-time optimization and subscriber engagement propensity.
  • Optimize real-time and batch pipelines for performance, reliability, and operational robustness at scale.
  • Improve feedback loops and experimentation frameworks to continuously enhance personalization performance.
  • Drive engineering best practices in large-scale distributed systems, experimentation, and highscale personalization infrastructure.
  • Improve code quality through code reviews, testing, and advocating for best practices.
  • Contribute to and help shape technical decisions and stay current with emerging technologies to enhance our products.
  • Participate in on-call and production support for multiple service domains, triaging and resolving incidents and customer-facing issues.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and analytics to ship impactful, data driven features.
  • Build amazing consumer experiences, taking responsibility for code quality, scalability, reliability and performance.
  • Telecommuting permitted 2 days per week. When not telecommuting, must report to 114 Sansome Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field plus 7 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or any occupation, job title, position performing backend software development and building distributed systems.

Must also have experience with the following special skills:
  • 7 years of professional experience performing software development using Java, Python, and Go
  • 7 years of professional experience performing object oriented programming (including designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-performance applications) while adhering to established quality standards (including code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration practices)
  • 7 years of professional experience collaborating with crossfunctional teams (including product, analytics, and engineering) to deliver data-driven software solutions
  • 7 years of professional experience designing, developing, and supporting service-oriented architecture (SOA) (including RESTful web services, SOAP-based services, and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)) and distributed systems (including AWS services and cloud infrastructure)
  • 7 years of professional experience utilizing databases and data platforms (including DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and Redis) in conjunction with messaging and streaming systems (including Kafka and Pulsar)
  • 5 years of professional experience performing DevOps practices and utilizing related tools (including Docker and Kubernetes) to support deployment, scalability, and system reliability
  • 3 years of professional experience utilizing front-end engineering technologies (including React and Typescript) to support full-stack integration.

Please submit resume online at: www.attentivemobile.com/careers#jobs or via email to [redacted]. Must specify Ad Code PGJG

You'll get competitive perks and benefits, from health & wellness to equity, to help you bring your best self to work.

For US based applicants:
  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $221,187- $280,000 per year. annually+ equity + benefits
  • Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location

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About Attentive

Attentive is a mobile marketing company that provides a platform for businesses to communicate with their customers via text messaging. The platform includes features such as personalized messaging, automation, and analytics. Attentive's platform is used by businesses to increase customer engagement, drive sales, and improve customer experience. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Learn more about Attentive
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500 employees
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Founded
2015

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