Design and develop applications and intelligent systems, conduct peer reviews, unit test code, and optimize application performance while participating in agile processes.
Software Engineer II
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The Opportunity:
You are passionate about building scalable applications and intelligent systems that power modern data and advertising platforms. You enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, developing reliable and high-performing applications, and working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. As part of the engineering team at Spiceworks Ziff Davis, you will contribute to the design, development, testing, optimization, and maintenance of scalable applications while working closely with cross-functional teams in an agile development environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop advanced applications and intelligent systems
- Conduct peer review before committing to the code repository
- Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
- Monitoring and maintenance (hotfixes) of production systems
- Improve application performance and other non-functional requirements such as reliability
- Deliver technical discussion on the implemented functionalities
- Comply with coding standards that the organization has set
- Adapt the SCRUM software development process - participating in Sprint planning, review, standup, and retrospectives
Job Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience building well-tested, scalable, distributed, high-volume, low-latency systems.
- Experience working with AI engineering tools including Claude, Co-pilot, cursor.
- Proficiency in building web applications (REST APIs, MVC, VueJs, HTML, CSS, SCSS, etc.).
- Expertise in an object oriented or functional programming language Ruby on Rails, Golang, Python preferred)
- Experience in Agile development processes.
- Experience with development collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Git).
- Has exposure or has knowledge in high-performance computing and low latency development.
- Has a strong software development foundation implementing design patterns, OOPs, and coding best practices.
- Proficient understanding of the software development lifecycle: architecture and development, thorough testing, deployment, and monitoring of applications.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases (Postgres, AWS Redshift, Athena).
- Ability to understand business stakeholder needs and translate them into technical designs.
- Experience working within data processing regulations (GDPR).
- Bachelor’s or master's in engineering, computer science, or related field preferred but not mandatory
About Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.
Our Benefits
Spice Works Ziff Davis (SWZD) offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits. We are committed to work-life balance with paid time off, paid holidays and extended leave of absence, when you need it.
At Ziff Davis, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs, and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards.
If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then SWZD is the place for you.
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