Sr Product Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy high-quality, scalable software with code that is easy to evolve and maintain.
• Plan and execute technical design and implementation of complex and well-architected new solutions.
• Drive technical ownership of new features and epics that may require coordination with other services or teams.
• Take a user-centric approach to improving our content management systems and data flows.
• Partner in project phasing and delivery together with your Manager, Team Leads, Product Managers, and Program Managers.
• Contribute to maintain the engineering quality bar by performing detailed, constructive code reviews focused on design, security, and maintainability.
• Write defensive and robust tests, and implement practices to ensure continuous high-quality delivery.
• Identify and implement technical improvements in our systems and workflows to enhance operational stability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Own the production environment, including participating in on-call rotation, debugging and resolving complex, cross-service production incidents, and leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on technical design, best practices, and ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in software development, with a focus on designing and operating high-scale, distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of core Computer Science fundamentals, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Expert proficiency in primary backend languages, including Java and Python.
• Expertise in AWS cloud services (e.g., Lambda, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB), including the ability to architect, secure, and scale solutions within the cloud environment.
• Full proficiency in Relational databases (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform, for provisioning and managing cloud resources.
• Strong technical communication and collaboration skills necessary to lead design reviews and drive technical alignment across cross-functional teams.