Software Engineer I - XMD

Qualtrics; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% time for engineering growth

Career Action Planning

Wellness/meal/transport allowances

Job summary

Qualtrics is hiring a Software Engineer I to join the XM Directory (XMD) Engineering team in Seattle. The role focuses on building backend services and web interfaces, learning our stack, and delivering scalable SaaS solutions in an agile environment.

You will work with senior engineers, product managers, and tech-ops to design and deploy features, fix bugs, and continuously improve code quality while embracing a culture of learning and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience with software engineering via internships, co-ops, coursework, or projects.
• Solid algorithms, data structures, and coding fundamentals.
• Exposure to web infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with modern developer tools, Git, unit testing, and CI/CD concepts.
• Foundational understanding of clean coding principles and a strong eagerness to learn and contribute to team goals.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services and web interfaces.
• Write well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to break down requirements.
• Learn our codebase and tools, asking questions early.
• Contribute to agile practices to deliver value to customers.

Skills

Trust in customers/teams

Curiosity

Initiative

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Elasticsearch

AWS DynamoDB

AWS Kinesis

Redis

Job description

At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform—we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally. Building a category takes grit, determination, and a disdain for convention—but most of all it requires close-knit, high-functioning teams with an unwavering dedication to serving our customers.

When you join one of our teams, you’ll be part of a nimble group that’s empowered to set aggressive goals and move fast to achieve them. Strategic risks are encouraged and complex problems are solved together, by passing the microphone and iterating until the best solution comes to light. You won’t have to look to find growth opportunities—ready or not, they’ll find you. From retail to government to healthcare, we’re on a mission to bring humanity, connection, and empathy back to business. Join over 5,000 people across the globe who think that’s work worth doing.

Software Engineer I - XMD

Why We Have This Role

Qualtrics is seeking a Software Engineer I to join our XM Directory (XMD) Engineering team in our Seattle office. If you have a Bachelor’s degree, some software engineering experience or relevant internships, and want to work at a fast-growing tech company, Qualtrics could be the place you’ve been dreaming about.

You should love building simple solutions to solve hard customer problems and designing systems in an agile environment to withstand hyper growth.

How You’ll Find Success

• Ability to create trust in customers and teams through thorough communication


• Strong level of curiosity


• Takes initiative and shows scrappiness in getting things done, and asks for help early when blocked


• Proven ability to work well in teams - partnering with managers, cross-functional teams, and teammates


• Takes an analytical mindset to approach problems and find solutions


• Shows a desire to learn new skills and grow in the role

How You’ll Grow

• Develop the ability to build scalable, fast, robust, and simple SaaS solutions.


• Learn dev tools, operational tools, test tools, and containerization.


• Learn to implement functionality from well-defined technical requirements and specifications.


• Benefit from working with other engineers, tech-ops, and product managers.


• Learn Agile methodologies by attending daily stand-up meetings, prioritizing tasks, and working with a sense of urgency to meet a scheduled plan to deliver value to our customers.

Things You’ll Do

• Build backend services and web interfaces while learning our stack


• Implement features and fix bugs with guidance from teammates, using AI-assisted tools to work faster and learn more


• Work with senior engineers to break down requirements, and make sure what you build works


• Write well-tested code, review your own and AI-assisted work carefully, and give and receive feedback in code reviews


• Learn our codebase and tools, and ask questions early


• Collaborate with teammates, product, and design in the team’s agile practices to deliver value to customers

What We’re Looking For On Your Resume

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field


• Prior software engineering experience through internships, co-ops, academic coursework, or personal/open-source projects


• Solid algorithms, data structures, and coding fundamentals


• Exposure to web infrastructure and distributed systems


• Familiarity or experience with modern developer tools, git, unit testing, and continuous deployment concepts


• Foundational understanding of clean coding principles, with a strong eagerness to learn, take guidance, and contribute to team goals

What You Should Know About This Team

• Every great experience starts with knowing who you’re talking to. XM Directory is where that knowledge lives.


• When a customer, employee, or other stakeholder interacts with a company, XM Directory can capture it and remember it. Over time, those moments add up to living profiles that show what people like, what they need, and how every interaction makes them feel.


• That experience context helps close the Experience Gap, the distance between what people expect and what companies deliver, and it lets AI, including our Experience Agents, act in the moments that matter. As Qualtrics builds its next-generation XM Data & AI Platform, you’ll work on the data layer it depends on.


• Behind that is an engineering team solving big-data problems: storage systems built to hold stakeholder data at scale, and computation and serving layers that make it fast and useful the moment someone needs it. When AI is acting inside a live customer moment, that data has to be fresh, accurate, and fast to reach. We pick the right tool for each job from a broad toolkit of open source and industry-proven technologies, including Elasticsearch, AWS DynamoDB, AWS Kinesis, Redis, and more.


• As a Software Engineer I on the XMD team, you’ll build on your skills in distributed systems, frontend development, and databases. You’ll learn from senior engineers, take on meaningful problems early, and help build the data foundation that AI-powered experiences depend on.

Our Team’s Favorite Perks And Benefits

• We spend 10% of our time on individual engineering growth activities every quarter


• We participate in personalized Career Action Planning. You will work with your manager to design a plan based on your life experiences, values, and career aspirations (inside and outside Qualtrics) that helps you achieve your career goals at Qualtrics


• Variable allowances for wellness, meals, transportation, and more.

The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model

Our hybrid work model is elegantly simple: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader. These purposeful in-person days in thoughtfully designed offices help us do our best work and harness the power of collaboration and innovation. For the rest of the week, work where you want, owning the integration of work and life. #hybrid

Qualtrics is an equal opportunity employer meaning that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants in the United States of America have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family & Medical Leave Act, Equal Opportunity Employment, Employee Polygraph Protection Act.

Qualtrics is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Qualtrics will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please let your Qualtrics contact/recruiter know.

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For full-time positions this pay range is for base per year; however, base pay offered within this range may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, education, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be included in an employment offer. Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability, 401(k) with match, paid time off, a wellness reimbursement, and mental health benefits. For a detailed look at our benefits, visit Qualtrics US Benefits.

Washington State Base Annual Pay Transparency Range

$95,500—$116,000 USD