Software Engineer: Build Scalable, Secure Systems

Jobtailor; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking a software engineer to collaborate with engineers and product managers on small-to-medium, well-scoped features through the full lifecycle. You will apply the full software development lifecycle, write clean, secure code, add tests, review code, and participate in on-call incidents, with mentorship and a focus on observability and performance.

Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and a willingness to learn are essential, along with foundational

Qualifications

• Completion within the past 3 years, or current enrollment with expected completion within 12 months
• One qualifying pathway: Associate degree, apprenticeship, boot camp, or specialized certification plus 3 years of relevant experience
• One qualifying pathway: High school diploma plus 4 years of relevant experience
• One qualifying pathway: Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of relevant experience
• One qualifying pathway: Master’s degree plus 0 years of relevant experience
• Relevant field such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Preferred coursework, internship, or project experience in distributed systems, networking, operating systems, databases, streaming systems, or high-throughput data processing
• Preferred exposure to containers, Kubernetes, public cloud platforms, CI/CD, or software deployed in customer-managed environments
• Preferred experience investigating failures or measuring performance with logs, metrics, traces, or other observability signals
• Interest in secure and serviceable production software

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and product managers on small-to-medium features
• Apply the full software development lifecycle from requirements to documentation
• Write clean, secure, and maintainable code with mentorship
• Add tests and evaluate changes for correctness and performance
• Debug and solve issues throughout development
• Participate in incident triage and post-incident learning
• Participate in a supported on-call rotation

Skills

Software lifecycle

Clean code practices

Debugging

Distributed systems

Observability

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Specialized certification

Tools

Containers

Kubernetes

Public cloud platforms

CI/CD

Job description

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking a software engineer to collaborate with engineers and product managers on small-to-medium, well-scoped features through the full lifecycle. You will apply the full software development lifecycle, write clean, secure code, add tests, review code, and participate in on-call incidents, with mentorship and a focus on observability and performance.

Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and a willingness to learn are essential, along with foundational