Software Developer II

Ookla; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ookla is seeking a Software Developer II to join a collaborative engineering team that designs, develops, and maintains high-quality software powering our products and platforms. You will work across backend services, web applications, APIs, and data platforms to tackle complex technical challenges at global scale.

You will design, develop, test, and maintain software, write clean and well-tested code, and participate in code reviews while improving performance, reliability and observability of

Qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining software applications or services.
• Strong programming skills in one or more modern programming languages.
• Experience building scalable and maintainable software.
• Familiarity with APIs, databases and distributed or cloud-based systems.
• Understanding of software engineering principles, including testing, debugging and code quality.
• Experience with version control and modern software development practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Proactive mindset and willingness to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain high-quality software and services.
• Contribute to scalable, reliable and maintainable applications and platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective technical solutions.
• Write clean, efficient and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high code quality.
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve issues across applications and services.
• Contribute to performance, scalability, reliability and observability of our systems.
• Participate in technical discussions and continuous improvement of our software and engineering practices.
• Work with modern development, cloud and DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD.
• Continuously develop your technical knowledge and contribute ideas that improve our products, technology and ways of working.

Skills

Programming languages

Software development

APIs & databases

Distributed systems

Version control

Problem solving

Collaboration

Learning mindset

Tools

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

Containerization

Job description

Software Developer II

The Opportunity:

As a Software Developer, you will work as part of a collaborative engineering team to design, develop and maintain high-quality software that powers our products and platforms. Depending on the team, you may work across backend services, web applications, APIs, data platforms or other components of our technology ecosystem.

This is an opportunity to work on complex technical challenges at global scale, contributing to products used by millions of people and organisations around the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test and maintain high-quality software and services.
• Contribute to the development of scalable, reliable and maintainable applications and platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective technical solutions.
• Write clean, efficient and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to maintaining high standards of code quality.
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve technical issues across applications and services.
• Contribute to the performance, scalability, reliability and observability of our systems.
• Participate in technical discussions, solution design and continuous improvement of our software and engineering practices.
• Work with modern development, cloud and DevOps tools and practices, including automated testing and CI/CD.
• Continuously develop your technical knowledge and contribute ideas that improve our products, technology and ways of working.

Job Qualifications:

• Professional experience developing and maintaining software applications or services.
• Strong programming skills in one or more modern programming languages.
• Experience building scalable and maintainable software.
• Familiarity with APIs, databases and distributed or cloud-based systems.
• Understanding of software engineering principles, including testing, debugging and code quality.
• Experience working with version control and modern software development practices.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• A proactive mindset and willingness to learn new technologies and approaches.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or similar.
• Experience with CI/CD, containerisation and DevOps practices.
• Experience developing high-volume, distributed or highly scalable systems.
• Experience with frontend, backend or full-stack development.
• Familiarity with networking, telecommunications, connectivity, performance measurement or related technologies.
• Experience working with data-intensive applications or platforms.

About

Ookla, an Accenture company, is a global leader in connectivity intelligence that brings together the trusted expertise of Speedtest®, Downdetector®, Ekahau® and RootMetrics® to deliver unmatched network and connectivity insights. By combining multi-source data with industry-leading expertise, we transform network performance metrics into strategic, actionable insights.

Our solutions empower service providers, enterprises, and governments with the critical data and insights needed to optimize networks, enhance digital experiences, and help close the digital divide. At the same time, we amplify the real-world experiences of individuals and businesses that rely on connectivity to work, learn, and communicate. From measuring and analyzing connectivity to driving industry innovation, Ookla helps the world stay connected.

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 799,000people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Compensation Range

Ookla provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is €x - €x. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.