Software Engineer II - Core Platform

Sumo Logic

11d•Remote

About The Position

As a Software Engineer II on the Core Platform team, you will be working on designing, architecting, and implementing highly scalable, distributed, and fault tolerant backend systems that handle user onboarding, content management, entities, Terraform/OpenAPI access, auditing, health tracking, and more. You will be working on building systems and frameworks that are used by other teams in the company as well as features used by our end customers.

Requirements

BSc or MSc in Computer Science or a related discipline.
2+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of ownership.
Object-oriented experience, for example, in Java, Scala, Ruby, or C++.
Understanding the performance characteristics of commonly used data structures (maps, lists, trees, etc).
Desire to learn Scala, an up-and-coming JVM language (scala-lang.org).

Nice To Haves

Experience in big data / 24x7 commercial service / planet-scale product development.
Experience in agile software development (test-driven development, iterative and incremental development).
Experience using Sumo Logic products or other observability products for reliability and security.
Experience in multi-threaded programming and distributed systems (desirable).

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance, scalable cloud microservices.
Write robust, reusable code with a strong focus on maintainability and testability.
Own a set of microservices end to end, continuously improving their efficiency, scalability, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
Serve as primary on‑call for owned services, diagnosing and resolving production incidents in a timely manner.
Collaborate with cross‑geo teams to define, design, and deliver new features that meet evolving business needs.
Work effectively in a primarily remote environment, with occasional in‑person team meetups for planning and collaboration.