Software Engineer II

Iterable; United States; Hybrid; USD 114,500 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Balance Days (additional paid holidays)

Fertility & Adoption Assistance

Flexible PTO

Monthly Employee Wellness allowance

Monthly Professional Development allowance

Job summary

Iterable is seeking a Software Engineer II to enhance the developer platform, focusing on improving CI, build systems, and overall engineering processes. The successful candidate will work with Scala, Java, and various AI tools to alleviate developer workflows and create a more efficient engineering environment.

The role is available in the United States, with a competitive salary range of $114,500 – $188,000 based on experience and location. Iterable values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Strong programming background with software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with build systems and CI.
• Clear communicator working with service teams.

Responsibilities

• Improve core developer workflow and CI reliability.
• Contribute to shared engineering foundations.
• Apply AI to engineering problems.

Skills

Scala

Java

Kotlin

CI

Build Systems

AI Tools

Tools

Bazel

Maven

GitHub Actions

Job description

Iterable is the leading AI‑powered customer engagement platform that helps leading brands like Redfin, SeatGeek, Priceline, Calm, and Box create dynamic, individualized experiences at scale. Our platform empowers organizations to activate customer data, design seamless cross‑channel interactions, and optimize engagement—all with enterprise‑grade security and compliance. Today, nearly 1,200 brands across 50+ countries rely on Iterable to drive growth, deepen customer relationships, and deliver joyful customer experiences.

With a global presence—including offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, London, and Lisbon, plus remote employees worldwide—we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply.

How You Will Make an Impact

As a Software Engineer II on the Developer Platform Team, you will help improve the Scala, Bazel, and CI foundations that Iterable engineers use every day to build, test, and ship services. Your work will make the codebase easier to change, the build graph easier to reason about, and CI more reliable under real production‑scale usage.

This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone with a solid programming background who enjoys working close to the codebase, build system, and developer workflow. You will independently own moderate‑complexity projects, contribute directly to the Bazel build platform, core Scala libraries shared by services, and partner with product engineering teams to turn recurring developer pain into durable platform improvements. You will also help shape how Iterable uses AI‑assisted and agentic engineering practices to make complex development work faster, safer, and more repeatable.

• Improve the core developer workflow: Build and refine the systems engineers use to compile, test, package, and validate their changes with confidence.
• Contribute to shared engineering foundations: Work on common libraries, frameworks, build patterns, and service development practices that many teams rely on.
• Make CI faster and more reliable: Help improve the feedback loops that keep development moving while preserving quality and release confidence.
• Create leverage for product engineers: Turn recurring developer pain points into durable tools, documentation, automation, and platform improvements.
• Apply AI to real engineering problems: Use tools like Cursor, Claude, and agent‑based workflows to accelerate complex platform work, automate repetitive tasks, and create safer developer experiences.
• Partner across engineering: Collaborate with service teams to understand their needs, support adoption, and make the paved path easier to use over time.

What We're Looking For

We prioritize strong engineering fundamentals, practical systems thinking, and the ability to use modern AI tooling thoughtfully. You do not need to have used our exact stack, but you should be comfortable learning deeply, working in shared codebases, and building tools other engineers depend on.

Strong software engineering fundamentals in Scala, Java, Kotlin, or another production language; able to read, modify, test, and review service code in a large shared codebase.

• Experience with build systems, dependency management, CI, or test infrastructure; familiarity with Bazel, SBT, Maven, Gradle, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Ability to debug complex build, test, and developer workflow failures and turn repeated issues into clear fixes, tooling, documentation, or automation.
• Product‑minded approach to developer experience; you care about usability, feedback loops, adoption, and whether platform changes actually make engineers faster and more confident.
• Comfortable using AI tools such as Cursor, Claude, or similar systems for real engineering work, including codebase exploration, migration support, test generation, CI triage, and agent orchestration.
• Good judgment about AI‑assisted automation: able to break complex tasks into plans, prompts, verification steps, and review loops with appropriate human oversight and safety guardrails.
• Clear communicator who can work with service teams, explain trade‑offs, keep stakeholders informed, and make progress in ambiguous technical areas.
• Balance Days (additional paid holidays)
• Fertility & Adoption Assistance
• Flexible PTO
• Monthly Employee Wellness allowance
• Monthly Professional Development allowance

The US base salary range for this position at the start of employment is $114,500 – $188,000. Within this range, individual pay is determined by specific US work location, as well as additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and internal equity considerations.

Please note that the range listed above reflects only base salary. The total compensation package includes variable pay (where applicable), equity, plus a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and financial. In addition, we offer perks such as generous stipends for health & fitness and learning & development, among others.

Iterable is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Iterable does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender‑identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Iterable also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Iterable will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.