Engineer IV - Software

Job Summary 

As a Software Engineer IV, you are a senior technical leader within your engineering team. You are responsible for the end-to-end design and delivery of high-impact features that power the PODS digital experience. You lead by example, balancing high-velocity coding practices with the responsibility of ensuring your team adheres to rigorous standards for performance, scalability, and security. You thrive on solving complex problems, whether it’s optimizing a React/Vite front-end for consumer speed or architecting resilient Kotlin microservices. You are a primary driver of our "test-and-learn" culture, ensuring that every feature is verifiable through robust experimentation frameworks and observable via Datadog.

General Benefits & Other Compensation: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, personal days)
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave / family leave
• Bonus eligibility / incentive pay
• Professional development / training reimbursement
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Commuter benefits / transit subsidies (if available)
• Other fringe benefits (e.g. wellness credits)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full-Stack Delivery: Develop end-to-end solutions across our stack (React, TypeScript, Kotlin, Spring Boot) with a focus on modularity and system resilience. 
• Operational Ownership: Lead the "path to production" for your team, owning infrastructure and ensuring CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps are efficient and deployments are seamless. 
• System Integration: Manage the technical integration between web applications and core platforms like Salesforce CDP, Snowflake, and CMS’s. 
• Process Improvement: Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the SDLC, contributing to better RFC processes and engineering documentation. 
• Performance Optimization: Proactively identify and fix performance bottlenecks in the browser or on the server to ensure a premium customer experience. 

 

MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILTIES

• Other duties as assigned.

 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Education & Experience Requirements 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience). 
• Experience: 8+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent experience), with a proven track record of delivering complex, consumer-facing applications. 
• Full-Stack Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in React/TypeScript and modern back-end languages (Kotlin, Java, C#, etc.). 
• Cloud Fluency: Solid experience with cloud-native architectures (Azure preferred), including microservices and RESTful API design. 
• Testing & Quality: Strong commitment to automated testing (Unit, Integration, E2E) and a "shift-left" approach to security and quality. 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with Snowflake data integrations and data-warehouse native experimentation. 
• Proficiency in Datadog for RUM, APM, and log management. 
• Familiarity with Salesforce ecosystem integrations. 
• Experience implementing AI-powered features (AI Chat, Search, or RAG architectures). 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to sit at a desk and use a computer for up to 8 hours a day; Ability to use hands and fingers to type on a keyboard and use a mouse to navigate; Vision sufficient to view small details on a computer monitor
• Ability to stand and walk up to 8 hours a day; ability to stoop, bend and lift boxes weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to hear and verbally communicate using a telephone handset and/or connected headset device

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Regular business hours. Some additional hours may be required.
• Travel requirements: Negligible
• Climate-controlled office environment during normal business hours.
• Regular attendance and punctuality required
• May be subject to pre-employment criminal background check and/or drug screening as well as random drug screenings in accordance with company policy

 

DISCLAIMER

 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature of work performed; the level of knowledge and skills typically required; and usual working conditions of this position.