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Sr. Software Engineer, Data Products

Zoro
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Data & AI
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Experience building backend services, internal platforms, developer tools, or distributed applications
  • Experience designing APIs and operational databases
  • Familiarity with asynchronous processing, queues, event-driven systems, or change-data capture
  • Experience handling idempotency, retries, concurrency, and backward compatibility
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability
  • Experience with data pipelines, analytical systems, data modeling, or large-scale data movement
What the job really is

In this role, you will be part of a data engineering team transitioning to a software engineering focus, where you will build APIs, backend services, and data-processing systems. You will engage in system design, participate in design reviews, and take ownership of the systems you develop, including deployment and operation. A key aspect of the role is the integration of AI into your engineering practices, requiring active experimentation and collaboration with your team.

Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment
  • Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents
  • 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist and Wellhub portal membership to support your mental and emotional wellbeing
  • At least 18 paid time off days annually for full-time employees and 6 company holidays per year
  • 6% company contribution to a 401K Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required
  • Tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and access to financial counseling, education, and tools
Things to weigh
  • The role emphasizes software engineering over traditional data engineering tasks, which may not suit all candidates
  • Active use of AI is a core expectation; candidates not interested in AI-assisted engineering may not fit well
  • The job requires participation in an on-call rotation, which may involve additional responsibilities outside regular hours
Job score3/5
Benefits5/5
Freshness1/5
Career value4/5
Role clarity5/5
Pay transparency0/5

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