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The Staff, Software Engineer - Backend/ML joins the Membership Experience Engineering team to develop technology for seamless shopping journeys. This role involves driving the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of scalable platform capabilities. You will build AI-driven applications, integrate ML components for multi-step reasoning, and develop infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks. Key responsibilities include conducting system design reviews, mentoring engineers, and applying cloud-native architecture principles to ensure system resilience. Required technical skills include proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, or C++, alongside expertise in microservices, containers, API design, and CI/CD observability. The work focuses on designing scalable mobile platforms and enhancing membership features to support complex backend systems and automated reasoning.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones.
Drive full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, deployment, observability, and maintenance.
Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure system scalability, resilience, and agility.
Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and alignment with architectural best practices.
Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components to support automation and multi-step reasoning.
Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions to promote engineering excellence and knowledge sharing.
Translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements and track success metrics with stakeholders.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of software engineering experience.
Possess 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Demonstrate expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to build scalable and resilient systems.
Show proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, or C++.
Exhibit strong experience in software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping to deliver maintainable and modular solutions.
Demonstrate the ability to lead full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions to promote engineering excellence and sustainability.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related area and 2 years of software engineering experience (preferred).
Python
Java
Cloud-native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
AI/ML
Data Engineering
API Design
System Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Automation
WCAG) 2.2 AA