Senior Software Engineer

15Five; United States; Remote; USD 12,500 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Generous paid leave for new parents

401K with matching

Job summary

A leading performance management platform seeks a Senior Software Engineer to help build their Data Intelligence Platform. This role involves enhancing AI capabilities, implementing software best practices, and collaborating across teams to support product development. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in software development, proficiency in data-related programming languages, and a solid understanding of data engineering concepts. Embrace a fully remote environment that encourages flexibility and high performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong foundations in algorithms and data structures.
• Proficiency in languages used for data and AI.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance the Data Intelligence Platform.
• Partner with Data Scientists for AI platform capabilities.
• Own and improve existing autonomous agents.

Skills

Software development experience

Algorithms and data structures

Proficiency in Python, Java, C++, Go, Scala

SQL and relational/NoSQL databases

Understanding of ETL pipelines

Communication skills

Education

5+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Django

DBT

Airflow

Snowflake

Job description

15Five is the AI-powered performance management platform built for business impact. 15Five’s AI-powered all-in-one people management system is easy to use, delivers effortless insights, and enables managers to lead with impact so that companies and their people can thrive. Within the flow of work, HR leaders are empowered with data-driven insights and recommendations while managers are transformed into change-makers, accelerating engagement, performance, and retention. 15Five combines generative AI, custom analytics, and human-centered principles within a complete platform, including 360° performance reviews, engagement surveys, goal tracking, manager coaching and training, and ongoing feedback tools like guided 1-on-1s and check-ins.

A career at 15Five is the chance to have high impact in a fast paced, remote startup environment that operates with focus, urgency, and accountability. Every role and every hire meaningfully impacts our trajectory.

We’re a high-performance, high-purpose team that gives you the chance to Build the Future of Work. We run on High Standards and High Support — holding a high bar for results, ownership, clarity, and disciplined execution, while investing in manager enablement, skill development, and whole-person care. We are committed to a No B.S. environment, meaning we anchor ourselves in truth, course-correct in real time, and expect people to lean into direct conversations. We are focused on ensuring every 15Fiver can Work in the Future and that starts with proactively using AI across all aspects of your role to increase leverage, speed, and impact.

If you're energized by a fast pace, high standards, and high accountability for yourself and others, you'll thrive here and we encourage you to apply.

Senior Software Engineer

Remote (US) | Reports to: Sr. Director of Engineering

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and evolve 15Five’s Data Intelligence Platform—the foundation that powers our AI, agentic capabilities, and data‑driven product experiences. You’ll work across a modern tech stack, partner closely with Data Science and Product Engineering, and help define the standards, tooling, and infrastructure that enable our next generation of AI‑powered features.

Areas of Ownership

• Build and evolve 15Five’s Data Intelligence Platform
• Partner across Data Science and Product Engineering
• Elevate engineering quality and culture

What You’ll Do

• Build and enhance the Data Intelligence Platform, including pipelines, tooling, and agentic infrastructure.
• Partner with Data Scientists to develop AI platform capabilities, complex models, and agentic applications.
• Own and improve existing autonomous agents; design, orchestrate, and deploy new ones across the product.
• Implement best practices across software, data, and ML/AI engineering to strengthen our agentic ecosystem.
• Build data models and pipelines that support the entire engineering organization.
• Design scalable data platform features for ingestion, storage, validation, governance, monitoring, and ETL/reverse‑ETL.
• Use AI‑assisted code generation effectively while ensuring code quality, security, and performance.
• Review code and architecture, contribute to documentation, and elevate engineering standards.
• Bring a product mindset to planning, helping shape vision, goals, and roadmap.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of software development experience with strong foundations in algorithms, data structures, and design principles.
• Proficiency in languages used for data and AI (e.g., Python, Java, C++, Go, Scala) plus SQL and relational/NoSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of data engineering concepts: ETL pipelines, data modeling, schema design, enrichment, and governance.
• Experience with cloud‑native big‑data environments and optimizing for cost and performance.
• Familiarity with Python frameworks (Django is a plus).
• Experience or interest in MLOps, AI model development, or knowledge graphs.
• Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating across engineering, product, design, and customer‑facing teams in a remote setting.

Nice to Have

• Experience with agentic systems or autonomous agents.
• Exposure to DBT, Airflow, Snowflake, Django, or similar technologies.
• Background in HR tech, people systems, or performance management.

Work Schedule

Fully Remote, Monday–Friday. Typical hours align with 7/8am–3/4pm PT or 9am–5pm ET, with flexibility. Some early‑morning meetings may be required to support cross‑time‑zone collaboration.

$12,500 - $160,000 a year

Your Health & Wellbeing

Medical, dental, vision with 15Five cost subsidy

Employer paid Short-Term, Long-Term Disability, and Term LifeFamily planning support with enhanced medical plans and consultation programs

Inclusive Benefits Stipend

Access to mental health and wellness resources

Your Life

Flexible Time Off Program

Generous paid leave for new parents

Military leave

Paid Company Holidays

Sabbatical Program

Your Future

401K with 4% Matching after 6 months

Your Work Life

Remote work

Work with experts in leadership, culture, and personal development

For more information see:

Our Mission, Vision, & Values - https://www.15five.com/about

Our People and Culture - https://www.15five.com/about/careers

Our Personal & Professional Development Resources - https://www.15five.com/resources/content-library

Reading over the role description and feeling like you don’t check every box? That’s okay; if you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily meet all the criteria, please apply—you could be exactly who we are looking for!

15Five follows equitable hiring practices. Our compensation programs are designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented employees who are highly engaged, high performing, and have an exceptional impact on the business and our customers.

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