Senior Software Engineer - Design XM
The Qualtrics XM Platform™ is a system of action that helps businesses to attract customers who stay longer and buy more, to engage and empower employees to do the best work of their lives, to develop breakthrough products people love, and to build a brand people can’t imagine living without.
Joining Qualtrics means becoming part of a team bold enough to chase breakthrough experiences - like building a technology that will be a force for good. A team committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion because of a conviction that every voice holds value, with a vision for representation that matches the world around us and inclusion that far exceeds it. You could belong to a team whose values center on transparency, being all in, having customer obsession, acting as one team, and operating with scrappiness. All so you can do the best work of your career.
We believe every interaction is an opportunity. Are we yours?
The Challenge
Qualtrics’ Design XM is a new product suite that helps businesses design customer-focused, breakthrough experiences from the very start. We're building services that will illuminate business’s next opportunity to create better products, delightful user experiences, and predict success all through the power of collaborative design with customers.
You should love building simple solutions to solve hard customer problems. Designing systems in an agile environment to withstand hyper growth.
A Day in the Life
- Focus on the development of cloud computing infrastructure at Qualtrics, and help build, distribute, scale and optimize these technologies
- Develop scalable, robust, and highly available micro services related to our platform
- Implement new features and optimize existing ones to drive maximum performance
- Work closely with, and incorporate feedback from other specialists, tech-ops, and product managers
- Attend daily stand-up meetings, collaborate with your peers, prioritize features, and work with a sense of urgency to deliver value to your customers
- Mentor the rest of the team
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical fields.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong level of curiosity and interest to learn.
- Experience as a mentor/tech lead.
- Strong algorithms, data structures and coding background.
- Disciplined approach to testing and quality assurance.
- Experience with web infrastructure and distributed systems.
What differentiates us from other companies
- Work life integration and wellness is deeply important to us - we have unlimited sick leave, 20+ days of PTO, wellness benefits, competitive 401k matching, team outings, happy hours, and strong company core values where ideas are valued from everyone.
- While still remote for the most part, we'll eventually move to a hybrid work model where teams and managers can decide what hybrid will look like for them. Our brand new Qualtrics Tower in Downtown Seattle is a welcoming space with breathtaking views where collaboration and creativity can thrive.
- On top of standard benefits package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, etc) we provide snacks, drinks, and free lunches in our office.
- We believe in sharing Qualtrics success which is a meaningful part of the compensation for all employees.