Software Engineer II
About The Position
As a Software Engineer II on the Utility team, you will develop and evolve the ranking logic that decides which jobs jobseekers see and in what order, balancing relevance for jobseekers with the value each result delivers to employers and to Indeed. You'll work closely with data scientists to turn optimization ideas into production ranking behavior on Indeed's highest-traffic job surfaces, and with product managers and surface owners to deliver the outcomes their products depend on. In this role, you'll own features from implementation through rollout, setting up experiments and analyzing results to confirm that each change moves the business in the right direction without regressing latency or reliability. You'll contribute to technical designs, take part in code reviews and on-call, and help keep ranking and measurement logic simple as it grows, taking on larger parts of the system and helping prototype next-generation capabilities over time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree without experience
- Proficiency in one or more modern backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, or similar).
- Experience building and operating large-scale, high-performance, and resilient systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn, adapt, and take on new challenges.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance software systems
- Contribute to system architecture and technical design, validating solutions through data and experimentation where appropriate
- Participate in code and design reviews to maintain high engineering standards
- Own and support applications during business hours, ensuring system health and reliability
- Use metrics, logging, and analytics to make data-informed decisions and improve system performance
- Collaborate closely with partners across engineering, product, data science, and design to deliver solutions
- Contribute to cross-team initiatives and support the growth of other engineers through mentorship and knowledge sharing
Benefits
- quarterly bonuses
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Paid Time Off policy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
