Senior Software Engineer
At Emergent Software · Seattle, Washington, United States
Salary: US$150,000–230,000 a year
- Engineering
- Full-time
- Senior
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- Posted
- 29 October 2026
- First seen by us
- 3 November 2026
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- 18 hours ago
Job description
From Emergent Software’s job post, as they wrote it.
**This is a direct hire for one of our clients. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.**
Our client is building an innovative direct-to-consumer digital platform that connects customers throughout the entire journey, from discovering and customizing a product to completing a purchase and managing ongoing ownership. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and evolve customer-facing features, services, and systems that power this experience. In this role, you will partner closely with Product, UX, and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software, solve complex technical challenges, and help shape the future of the digital platform. The ideal candidate is comfortable working independently in a fast-moving environment, demonstrates strong technical judgment, and can balance rapid execution with long-term scalability and reliability.
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Responsibilities
* Design, build, test, and deliver customer-facing features, services, and components, owning solutions from technical design through production.
* Evaluate technical approaches and trade-offs while contributing to system architecture and balancing customer needs, business priorities, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
* Develop and operate reliable, scalable web services, APIs, and distributed systems.
* Integrate third-party services and SaaS platforms using APIs, events, webhooks, and other integration patterns.
* Maintain high engineering standards through unit, functional, and integration testing, as well as code and design reviews.
* Continuously improve system reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
* Partner with Product and UX teams to translate customer needs into effective technical solutions and cohesive digital experiences.
* Solve complex technical and business challenges, identify risks early, and make thoughtful decisions when requirements or information are incomplete.
* Collaborate across engineering teams to align on architecture, establish technical standards, and support the evolution of the overall platform.
* Mentor and support other engineers by sharing knowledge, providing constructive feedback, and offering technical guidance
Qualifications
* Professional software development experience building and supporting customer-facing software systems.
* Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience delivering production-quality code.
* Experience designing, building, and maintaining reliable web services and APIs.
* Working knowledge of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and modern software development practices.
* Experience integrating third-party services or platforms using APIs, events, webhooks, or similar technologies.
* Ability to work independently, exercise sound technical judgment, and evaluate technical trade-offs.
* Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex challenges while maintaining high engineering standards.
* Experience collaborating with Product, UX, and engineering stakeholders to deliver customer-focused software solutions.
* Strong communication skills with experience participating in technical discussions, code reviews, and design reviews
Preferred Skills
* Experience with e-commerce or marketplace systems, including product catalogs, product configuration, shopping carts, checkout, payments, order management, or fulfillment.
* Experience building high-performance customer-facing applications and optimizing frontend performance.
* Experience designing scalable distributed systems and contributing to architecture across multiple teams.
* Experience mentoring engineers, coordinating technical initiatives, or influencing engineering standards.
* Experience working in a fast-paced environment where requirements evolve and solutions are not always clearly defined.
Our Vetting Process
At Emergent Staffing, we work hard to find the software engineers who are the right fit for our clients. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:
1. Application (5 minutes)
2. Online Assessment (40-60 minutes)
3. Initial Video Interview (30-45 minutes)
4. Client Final Interview (60 minutes)
5. Job Offer!
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