Sr. Software Engineer

Care; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K matching

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Care.com is seeking a strong backend engineer for the Search & Match team to power discovery, ranking, and matching. This role is primarily backend, with full-stack insights valued.

You’ll lead AI-driven initiatives from concept to production, partnering with engineers and product managers to deliver impactful features and improve performance. We value 5–7+ years of experience, production AI/ML track record, and strong expertise in Java, Spring, Kafka, Docker, SQL, and Hibernate.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience using AI/ML in production and driving AI initiatives end-to-end.
• Ownership mindset and ability to drive ambiguous problems to measurable outcomes.
• Strong backend focus with microservices architecture and scalable systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and search technologies (Solr/Elasticsearch).

Responsibilities

• Lead AI initiatives end to end from opportunity to delivery and iteration.
• Build, maintain, and enhance high-volume backend systems.
• Break down monoliths into microservices; design scalable distributed systems.
• Collaborate with product managers to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested code; participate in reviews and ensure reliability.
• Support production systems and improve performance and developer experience.
• Work with QA to ensure high-quality releases; improve search relevance and matching.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

Docker

SQL

Hibernate

Microservices

APIs

Data modeling

System design

AWS

Elasticsearch

Tools

Kubernetes

GraphQL

Go

DynamoDB

Job description

Care.com is a consumer tech company with heart. We’re on a mission to solve a human challenge we all face: finding great care for the ones we love. We’re moms and dads and pet parents. We have parents and grandparents so we understand that everyone, at some point in their lives, could use a helping hand. Our culture and our products reflect that.

We’re looking for a strong backend engineer with a product mindset to join our Search & Match team, building scalable systems that power discovery, ranking, and matching. This role is primarily backend, though full stack experience is a big plus. You’ll use data and AI to improve relevance and outcomes for millions of users, and you’ll lead AI-driven initiatives from concept to production, owning them end to end. You’ll partner with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features and improve performance.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Lead AI initiatives end to end, from identifying the opportunity and designing the solution through delivery, measurement, and iteration
• Build, maintain, and enhance high-volume, scalable backend systems
• Contribute to the evolution of our platform, including breaking down monolithic components into microservices
• Partner with product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Collaborate with internal teams to design, implement, and improve services
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and improve reliability
• Work with QA to ensure high-quality releases
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve system performance and developer experience
• Build systems that use data and AI to improve search relevance and matching quality
• 5–7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven experience using AI/ML in production (or applying AI tools and LLMs to real products) and driving those initiatives from start to finish
• Demonstrated ownership: comfortable taking ambiguous problems and driving them to measurable outcomes
• Strong experience with Java, Spring (Boot, MVC, Security), Kafka, Docker, SQL, and Hibernate
• Experience building backend services using microservices architecture and designing scalable, distributed systems
• Strong fundamentals in APIs, data modeling, and system design
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with caching (e.g., Elasticache) and search technologies (Solr / Elasticsearch)
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., S3, Lambda, Step Functions, CDK, KMS)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and modern development practices
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment

Nice to Have

• Full stack experience (e.g., React, TypeScript) and the ability to deliver features across the stack
• Experience with GraphQL, Kubernetes, gRPC, or modern observability tools
• Familiarity with Go or Node.js
• Experience with DynamoDB or other NoSQL solutions

Company Overview: Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world's leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits. Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com's industry-leading products—from child and elder care to pet care and home care.

Work Environment: Hybrid Preferred out of our Dallas or Austin offices - We are in the office Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Care does NOT hire in any of the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Vermont.

Salary Range: $150,000 to $170,000. The base salary range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the national salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Care.com’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Care.com provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life, and disability insurance, a generous 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).
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