Software Engineer
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Full Time8+ yearsPosted 5 days ago
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Overview
Position Type
Full Time
Experience
8+ years
Job Description
About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Consumer Experience team, you'll build the products that connect millions of students with employers. You'll drive meaningful technical initiatives, shape the technical direction of the team, and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that directly impact one of the fastest-growing career platforms in the world.
Your Role
- Lead the design and development of consumer-facing features that enhance user engagement and streamline the student-employer connection process
- Architect and scale distributed systems to support millions of users, ensuring high availability and performance
- Influence technical direction by collaborating with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business goals
- Mentor and elevate engineers across the team, fostering a culture of growth and technical excellence
- Champion engineering best practices that raise the bar on product quality and team efficiency
Desired Capabilities
- 8+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of owning and delivering large-scale, complex systems
- Demonstrated experience operating at a staff-level scope, influencing technical direction across multiple teams
- Expertise in building and scaling distributed systems, preferably within consumer platforms or social products
- Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or JavaScript with a focus on maintainable, high-quality production systems
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern system design principles
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and elevating engineering culture
Extra Credit
- Background in search, recommendations, ranking systems, or personalization at scale
- Experience with user identity knowledge graphs, including entity resolution and real-time inference
- Experience building AI-powered systems, including LLM-based applications
- Prior experience in high-growth or rapidly scaling environments
Required Skills
GoPythonJavascriptDistributed SystemsCloud Based PlatformsDesign PrinciplesCommunication SkillsMentoringSearch SystemsRecommendationsBanking SystemsPersonalization At ScaleUser Identity Knowledge GraphsAi Powered SystemsAudio Based Applications