Software Engineer I - Open Distribution (New Grad)

Notre Dame; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Unlimited time off

401(k)

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Job summary

Notre Dame in Los Angeles is seeking software engineers and recent graduates to join a dynamic backend development team. You will use AI-assisted tools to support debugging, learning, and productivity while implementing features and fixes for partner inventory ingestion, synchronization, and marketplace publishing.

The role emphasizes learning distributed systems concepts, participating in design discussions, and contributing to robust APIs and tooling.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have strong CS fundamentals and solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with at least one backend language (Java, Python, or Golang) is desirable.
• Familiarity with APIs and AI platforms (LLMs) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Use GenAI tools to support debugging, learning, documentation, and developer productivity.
• Implement features, enhancements, and bug fixes in backend services for inventory ingestion and marketplace publishing.
• Learn distributed systems concepts like event-driven architectures, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and pairing sessions.
• Improve partner-facing APIs, error handling, and internal tooling.
• Diagnose production issues using logging and monitoring tools.

Skills

CS fundamentals

Data structures

Algorithms

Backend languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Anthropic

ChatGPT

Job description

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Use AI-assisted development tools, including Claude and other GenAI technologies, to support debugging, learning, documentation, and developer productivity.
• Implement features, enhancements, and bug fixes in backend services supporting partner inventory ingestion, synchronization, and marketplace publishing.
• Learn and apply distributed systems concepts such as event-driven architectures, APIs, and data processing pipelines.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, pairing sessions, and team collaboration.
• Contribute to improving partner-facing APIs, error handling, and internal tooling.
• Learn to diagnose production issues using logging, monitoring, and observability tools.

About You

The company is looking for:

• Recent graduates or software engineers with internship, co‑op, or substantial academic project experience.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with at least one backend programming language such as Java, Python, or Golang.
• Basic experience building or consuming APIs and working with LLM frameworks and AI platforms like Anthropic or ChatGPT.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands‑on experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary ranging from $120,000 to $150,000 USD annually.
• Equity and upside tied to individual impact.
• Unlimited flexible time off.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401(k), premium health, vision, and dental insurance options.