Software Engineer II - Discover Studio
About The Position
As a Software Engineer on Qualtrics’ XM Discover Studio team, you will build customer-facing applications, developing rich frontend experiences and the supporting backends. The work directly affects how global enterprises listen to and act on customer signals. You will collaborate with software engineers, tech-ops, and product managers to solve complex business problems and build robust customer-facing software with modern open-source technologies. The role involves owning features from concept through deployment, translating product requirements into maintainable engineering implementations, and contributing to the quality and resilience of web services and user interfaces. The team supports multiple services and UIs across varied technology stacks while transitioning from legacy systems. You will initially take ownership of story- and epic-level features, with opportunities to contribute to broader platform initiatives and architectural decisions. The role also offers mentorship from experienced engineers and opportunities to mentor peers, while developing practical expertise in Scrum and Extreme Programming practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience.
- Curiosity and interest in learning.
- Demonstrated experience designing, building, and deploying scalable web services and user interfaces.
- Hands-on proficiency with modern software stacks and data technologies, such as React, NodeJS, Java, Spring, Kafka, Elasticsearch, relational or NoSQL databases, and Docker or Kubernetes.
- Strong computer science fundamentals, particularly data structures, algorithms, and modular software design patterns.
- Experience applying engineering best practices, including CI/CD, test automation, and structured design documentation.
- Track record of delivering impact in an Agile/Scrum or XP team environment.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver simple, robust web-based customer-facing solutions from concept through deployment.
- Translate complex product requirements into clean engineering implementations.
- Write automated unit tests and help ensure software resilience and maintainability.
- Lead or participate in code reviews and create clear technical design specifications.
- Participate in daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement, and planning poker.
- Collaborate with product managers, tech-ops, and fellow engineers to turn user feedback into system improvements.
- Analyze algorithms, data structures, and distributed architectures to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance.
- Contribute to features and, as experience grows, broader platform initiatives and architectural decisions.
- Mentor peers across design and implementation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) with match.
- Paid time off.
- Wellness reimbursement and variable allowances for wellness, meals, transportation, and more.
- Mental health benefits.
- A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be included in an employment offer.
- 10% of time for individual engineering growth activities each quarter.
- Personalized Career Action Planning with a manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
