(USA) Software Engineer III

As Software Engineer III, you'll think deeply, execute decisively, and continuously raise the quality of our systems and processes. Collaboration is critical, and so is accountability: You’ll work alongside talented peers who challenge assumptions, debate ideas rigorously, and push one another to deliver durable, production-ready solutions. This role is for a Software Engineer who wants end-to-end responsibility—driving features from concept through release, operating them in production, and improving them over time. If you’re motivated by real ownership, technical depth, and meaningful impact, you’ll find this role both demanding and rewarding.

About the team

At VIZIO, world-class entertainment experiences are built by engineers who take ownership, move fast, and hold themselves to an exceptionally high standard. Our team designs, builds, and ships web services that support SmartCast TVs and VIZIO sound bars used by millions of people every day—and we do it by solving complex technical problems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement back-end APIs written in Golang and deployed across Azure
• Write and maintain Terraform for deploying infrastructure to various environments
• Write and maintain unit tests and functional tests using Postman and Github Actions
• Frequently communicate in writing and verbally, both internally and with other teams, especially when working on larger features that span functional domains
• Build services that are consumed by many teams across the company
• Deliver features that are flexible, cost-effective, maintainable, and can be easily debugged, even at-scale
• Optimize cloud resource usage in Azure, including compute, networking, storage, and security

Requirements

• BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred)
• 2+ years Software Engineering experience, including at least one year Golang development
• Experience with a strongly typed language, to migrate APIs to Go
• Experience deploying to major cloud-based providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), including deploying cloud functions, containers, data stores, API gateways, etc.
• Understands queue-related technologies (SQS/SNS/Event Grid)
• Knowledge of the SDLC and its best practices, including code standards, reviews, source control (git), test-driven development, continuous deployment, and agile methodologies
• Outstanding communication, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative spirit: You're self-driven, trust-worthy, supportive, tactful, and you enjoy sharing, and you support decisions once they're made

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 2 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area
• Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U: Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $99,000.00 - $198,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.

Primary location: 55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206-5419, United States of America