Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Attentive · San Francisco, CA · Engineering

Posted 2026-07-30

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Develop and maintain scalable backend and data systems that power personalized messaging decisions across millions of subscribers

Partner with data scientists and ML engineers to produce models for send-time optimization and subscriber engagement propensity

Optimize real-time and batch pipelines for performance, reliability, and operational robustness at scale

Improve feedback loops and experimentation frameworks to continuously enhance personalization performance

Drive engineering best practices in large-scale distributed systems, experimentation, and highscale personalization infrastructure

Improve code quality through code reviews, testing, and advocating for best practices

Contribute to and help shape technical decisions and stay current with emerging technologies to enhance our products

Participate in on-call and production support for multiple service domains, triaging and resolving incidents and customer-facing issues

Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and analytics to ship impactful, data driven features. Build amazing consumer experiences, taking responsibility for code quality, scalability, reliability and performance.

Telecommuting permitted 2 days per week

When not telecommuting, must report to 114 Sansome Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 7 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Developer or any occupation, job title, position performing backend software development and building distributed systems.

Must also have experience with the following special skills:

7 years of professional experience performing software development using Java and Python

7 years of professional experience performing object-oriented programming (including designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, high-performance applications) while adhering to established quality standards (including code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration practices)

7 years of professional experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (including product, analytics, and engineering) to deliver data-driven software solutions

7 years of professional experience utilizing databases and data platforms (including DynamoDB, PostgreSQL and Redis) in conjunction with messaging and streaming systems (including Kafka)

5 years of professional experience designing, developing, and supporting service-oriented architecture (SOA) (including RESTful web services, SOAP-based services, and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)) and distributed systems (including AWS services and cloud infrastructure)

5 years of professional experience performing DevOps practices and utilizing related tools (including Docker and Kubernetes) to support deployment, scalability, and system reliability and 3 years of professional experience utilizing front-end engineering technologies (including React and Typescript) to support full-stack integration

Please submit resume online at: www.attentivemobile.com/careers#jobs or via email to careers@attentivemobile.com. Must specify Ad Code PGJG

You'll get competitive perks and benefits, from health & wellness to equity, to help you bring your best self to work.

For US based applicants:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $221,187- $280,000 per year. annually + equity + benefits

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location

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