Software Engineer II - Discover Studio

Qualtrics•Reston, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Qualtrics is hiring a Software Engineer II for its XM Discover Studio team. The role focuses on building customer-facing applications, including rich frontend experiences and supporting backends, that help global enterprises capture, understand, and act on customer sentiment. The engineer will work with software engineers, tech-ops, and product managers to solve business problems and deliver robust web-based software using modern open-source technologies. The engineer will own story- and epic-level features, with opportunities to contribute to broader platform initiatives and architectural decisions. The role emphasizes engineering quality, collaboration, customer impact, continuous learning, and agile delivery. The team supports multiple web services and user interfaces using varied technology stacks as it transitions away from legacy systems. This is a hybrid role. The team gathers in the office three days a week: Mondays, Thursdays, and one additional day selected by the organizational leader. The remaining workdays may be worked from the employee’s chosen location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
3–5 years of relevant experience.
Curiosity and interest in learning new technologies and expanding technical skills.
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.
Experience delivering work in an agile/Scrum or XP team environment.

Responsibilities

Design and ship robust web-based solutions from concept through deployment, translating product requirements into clean engineering implementations.
Write automated unit tests, lead code reviews, and create technical design specifications to support software resilience and maintainability.
Participate in daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, planning poker, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other agile activities.
Collaborate with product managers, tech-ops, and engineers to turn user feedback into system improvements.
Take ownership of story- and epic-level features and contribute to platform initiatives and architectural decisions.
Analyze algorithms, data structures, and distributed architectures to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance.
Mentor peers across design and implementation while learning from experienced engineers.

Benefits

Variable allowances for wellness, meals, transportation, and more.
Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Disability benefits.
401(k) with employer match.
Paid time off.
Wellness reimbursement.
Mental health benefits.
A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be included in an employment offer.