Software Engineer III

Software Engineer III

Job Summary

As a Software Engineer III, you are a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, scaling, and evolving CData’s cloud and AI platforms. You operate in complex technical domains such as multi-tenant architecture, platform scalability, reliability, and AI-enabled capabilities. 

You work on high-impact problems, contribute to technical design for key initiatives, and partner closely with Product, Design, and Engineering. You raise the engineering bar through mentorship and strong technical standards. 

Location(s): Remote, U.S. / North Carolina Research Triangle or East Coast (preferred)

Eligibility: Applicants must be US-based and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Contribute to and lead components of cloud-native, scalable, multi-tenant architecture.

• Design and develop robust, scalable backend services and APIs using Java, Kotlin, TypeScript, or C#. 

• Partner with product, design, and engineering leaders to shape technical solutions to business problems. 

• Solve complex problems in distributed systems, data infrastructure, observability, performance, and reliability. 

• Contribute to the design and implementation of AI/LLM-powered features and services.

• Guide and support other engineers, lead technical design reviews, contribute to team best practices, and champion engineering excellence.

• Take features from concept to production with thoughtful design, testing, instrumentation, and supportability.

• Evaluate new technologies and tools, prototype solutions, and share insights with the team. 

• Drive initiatives end-to-end, from problem framing and design through implementation, rollout, and long-term support. 

AI-First Development:

• Apply AI-first development practices to improve engineering velocity and quality. 

• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, copilots, agentic workflows) to accelerate design, implementation, and debugging. 

• Leverage AI to rapidly prototype solutions, validate ideas, and reduce time from concept to production. 

• Apply AI in testing workflows (test generation, edge case discovery, regression analysis) to improve coverage and reliability. 

• Use AI-driven approaches for code review, refactoring, and documentation to maintain high engineering quality. 

• Integrate AI into observability and incident response workflows (e.g., anomaly detection, root cause analysis).

• Exercise sound engineering judgement when using AI-generated outputs, ensuring correctness, security, and maintainability. 

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.

• Strong expertise in object-oriented programming and system design (Java, Kotlin, C#, TypeScript, or similar).

• Bonus: Experience with front-end frameworks like React/TypeScript.

• Proven experience building scalable REST APIs and cloud-native microservices.

• Strong knowledge of relational (SQL Server, Postgres) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Elasticsearch).

• Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and event-driven architectures.

• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).

• Bonus: Understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, or ML integration.

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across time zones.

Travel Required: No regularly scheduled travel is expected for this role. 

US Only: The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is $160,000-$190,000 per year. The actual range may vary depending on specific locations and experience.

Data Access & Compliance: This role may access, process, or support systems containing confidential customer data, including PII, PHI/ePHI, and other regulated or sensitive information. The employee must comply with CData’s Information Classification and Management Policy, HIPAA-related safeguards where applicable, access-control requirements, data-handling procedures, and incident-reporting obligations.

Benefits & Perks / What you’ll Get: 

• As part of our comprehensive benefits offerings, we provide Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with company-paid insurance premiums 
• Health Saving Account offering with company contribution to help mitigate increasing health costs  
• Flexible Savings Account and Dependent Care FSA  
• Generous 20-day PTO and 11 paid holidays  
• 401k with 100% company match up to 6% of contribution 
• A remote-friendly, high-trust culture that empowers collaboration, celebrates curiosity, and encourages innovation 
• Work closely with your manager to define professional development and learning opportunities that match your career goals