Sr. Software Engineer

Act-On Software • Portland, OR

87d • $110,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Act-On Software, a leading provider of SaaS based Digital Marketing Services is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and help build our next generation platform. We're looking for an engineer with a strong background in software engineering and production systems, who understands the elegance of simplicity and who thrives working in a collaborative agile environment.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering background with proven experience building production systems in Java and/or Node.js
• Deep experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, BitBucket Pipelines) and version control (Git)
• Solid understanding of AWS cloud infrastructure and services
• Experience with event streaming or message queues (Kafka)
• Strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and ability to mentor others
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment with iterative development and continuous improvement
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools to streamline design, decision making, and project execution
• The knowledge, skills, and abilities are typically obtained through a college degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• We seek candidates with 5+ years of software engineering experience, including demonstrated growth into senior-level responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools
• Familiarity with ReactJS or modern JavaScript frameworks
• Experience with build tools (Maven/Gradle)
• Background in DevOps or infrastructure automation

Responsibilities

• You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend and frontend services that power our platform, with a focus on code quality, performance, and maintainability
• You will take ownership of features and systems from design through production, ensuring they meet customer needs and operational standards
• You will participate in architecture decisions and technical design reviews, contributing to the evolution of our platform
• You will mentor junior and mid-level engineers on the team, promoting best practices and fostering a collaborative engineering culture
• You will collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and operations teams to ensure successful delivery and reliability
• You will participate in on-call rotations and actively contribute to incident response and post-incident analysis
• You will contribute to infrastructure improvements, deployment processes, and observability initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees