Senior Software Engineer, Incentive Offers
About The Position
Metropolis is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of our foundational incentive and rewards platform. In this role, you will act as a strong steward of our backend systems, building the core infrastructure that connects real-world vision signals with personalized member experiences. You are an expert-level engineer who can explain complex business and technical requirements, mentoring others while driving large-scope projects to completion. You thrive on high-growth challenges and are eager to build high-quality, scalable systems that bridge digital engagement with physical arrivals.
Requirements
- 6+ years of software engineering experience
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
- Working knowledge of Scala, Java, or other JVM languages supporting functional programming
- Experience building distributed systems using microservices, SOA, and event-driven architectures
- Deep understanding of agile processes and the software development life cycle, including TDD/BDD and CI/CD
- Experience with database technologies such as MySQL and RDS
- Proven ability to design and build highly available and scalable systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting complex technical information
- Professional exposure to developing large-scale, high-quality systems for consumer-facing applications
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with container technologies and infrastructure as code
- Previous experience working in innovative, high-growth environments
Responsibilities
- Design and implement the backend services that power the Metropolis incentive and rewards infrastructure
- Build real-time event streaming architectures to process and react to high-frequency signals from the physical world
- Develop scalable compliance and preference management services to ensure cross-vertical message delivery integrity
- Architect intelligent decisioning frameworks that evaluate user context and profiles to deliver personalized experiences
- Create robust service architectures to manage product eligibility, partner configurations, and budget constraints
- Implement comprehensive attribution and measurement systems to quantify user engagement and campaign efficacy
- Scale and maintain multi-modal identity systems that bridge digital tokens with real-world identifiers
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Product, Marketing, and Data to define the long-term technical roadmap
- Mentor team members and lead technical discussions to drive continuous improvement of the engineering platform
- Drive the full software development lifecycle from initial conceptualization through to production deployment
Benefits
- healthcare benefits
- a 401(k) plan
- short-term and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- a lucrative stock option plan
- bonus plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
