Software Engineer II

About the role

Joining Maritz means becoming part of a workplace grounded in a critical truth; people and their potential is our greatest resource. Maritz helps companies achieve their business goals by inspiring people to perform their best. We design experiences, incentives, and recognition programs that spark action and deliver measurable impact. And we’ve brought this human-first design inward – intentionally building teams that care for each other and collaborate powerfully.

Responsibilities

• 80% — Software Engineering Project Support
• Performs a broad range of development work, including complex and nonroutine tasks, across a variety of environments.
• Uses AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to accelerate development and improve code quality and throughput.
• Conducts thorough code reviews of peers' work — including AI-generated code — to ensure quality, security, and adherence to standards.
• Participates in and helps facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Mentors others on effective, responsible adoption of AI-assisted development tools.
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI and automation to improve deployment frequency and increase system reliability.
• 20% — Problem Solving & Operational Reliability
• Responds to service interruptions and leads or contributes to root cause analysis during post-mortems.
• Quickly identifies trends, anomalies, and failure patterns; recommends and implements workable solutions.
• Champions a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and operational excellence within the team.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams during major incidents, ensuring clear communication, coordinated response, and timely stakeholder updates throughout the lifecycle of an event.

Requirements

• Experience developing and delivering software assets utilizing web application frameworks, object-oriented languages, functional programming techniques, design patterns, along with secure coding practices.
• Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of core concepts such as ACID transactions, data retrieval, search, and persistence paradigms.
• Strong triage skills — able to perform root cause analysis and make decisive calls under pressure.
• Solid hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or OCI).
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) to generate, review, and improve code.
• Ability to interpret and apply security requirements across infrastructure and software systems.
• Understanding of responsible AI use principles in an enterprise engineering context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technology-related field with 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• Equivalent practical experience demonstrating the required skills will be considered.
• Cloud platform, or AI-related certifications are a plus.

Skills

• Experience developing scalable web applications, web-services, preferably REST.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

Maritz offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, paid parental leave, 401k, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, year end holiday closure, and more!

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hybrid role based in Fenton, MO (Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday).