Hiring: Software Engineer II, Segment Optimization Company: Attentive Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 11:01:03 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Data Pipeline, Java, Python, Segment About the job Experience: •4 years of experience as a Software Engineer, with a foundation in building backend services and a desire to deepen your skills in distributed systems Required Skills: •This team is building the segmentation platform that empowers our clients to curate audience segments, which Attentive uses across the platform to personalize content. By delivering more relevant and engaging messages, this drives higher performance for our clients and better experiences for their customers. •Build and improve systems that power audience segmentation for more than 100 million customers, directly enabling personalized experiences across Attentive’s platform •Own well-scoped features end to end across distributed data applications, from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and operation •Partner with engineering, product, and design teammates to deliver high-quality, impactful software •Develop a deep understanding of the services you own, how data flows through the platform, and how your work affects clients and customers •Contribute to team and engineering-wide improvements, including process, infrastructure, and system enhancements •Use AI tools to move quickly while focusing on system behavior, architecture, and thoughtful design tradeoffs Qualifications: •2–4 years of experience as a Software Engineer, with a foundation in building backend services and a desire to deepen your skills in distributed systems •You have experience developing with Java, Python, or Go and a strong understanding of object-oriented design, algorithms, and optimization •You are familiar with relational and non-relational databases and understand how data modeling and access patterns affect system performance and reliability •You understand what clean, correct code looks like and follow established best practices, with a strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design •You take ownership beyond the task and care about the end-to-end impact of your work, from operating it reliably to delivering value for customers •You communicate clearly and work effectively with technical and non-technical teammates •You are comfortable working through ambiguity and can use business goals and team guidance to turn it into clear deliverables •You'll get competitive perks and benefits, from health & wellness to equity, to help you bring your best self to work. •The US base salary range for this full-time position is $135,000 - $170,000 annually + equity + benefits •Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location Compensation: •$135,000 - $170,000 / year •You'll get competitive perks and benefits, from health & wellness to equity, to help you bring your best self to work Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!