Software Developer III

AccuWeather

. Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of complex backend software processors that ingest, validate, transform, and distribute real-time weather data.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeState College • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced backend software development skills, particularly in Scala or Java, with a strong focus on relational database architecture and cloud deployment. Capable of leading technical discussions, mentoring team members, and driving operational efficiency in data processing systems.

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Backend Software DevelopmentRelational Database ArchitectureCloud Environment DeploymentScala or Java ProgrammingTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Backend Software DevelopmentRelational Database DesignSQL Performance OptimizationFunctional ProgrammingData Processing Software DevelopmentRESTful API DevelopmentXML and JSON Data FormatsIncident ResponseCode ReviewTechnical Documentation

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationTechnical GuidanceProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft AzureAWSGoogle Cloud

Industry Keywords

Weather Data ProcessingData ValidationOperational EfficiencySoftware Development Best PracticesEmerging Technologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsJavaScalaSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of complex backend software processors that ingest, validate, transform, and distribute real-time weather data.
Own end-to-end backend data flows from source system through validation to production database, including monitoring, operational efficiency, and incident response.
Design and implement new processing capabilities and enhance existing processors to support new weather data providers, data formats, business requirements, and product features.
Apply advanced backend and software development skills to build data processing software that's easily tested, deployed, and monitored.
Own design and implementation of database schemas and supporting SQL objects used by backend processing applications.
Define the reliability, performance, and scalability bar for backend processing software in your domain, and hold new development to it
Drive technical alignment across software engineers, data operations, product managers, and business stakeholders on the approach for complex processing solutions, resolving disagreements on technical direction.
Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex software defects, production issues, and operational incidents affecting weather data processing systems.
Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance to other software developers through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and engineering best practices.
Mentor less experienced Software Developers in relational schema design and backend data processing practices.
Define documentation standards for software components, processing workflows, and operational procedures, ensuring the team's collective knowledge stays current and usable without you in the room.
Evaluate emerging technologies and development practices for team-wide adoption, making the call on what gets brought into the processing platform and what doesn't.
Contribute to technical planning and the continuous improvement of development processes, quality assurance practices, and team workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
5+ years of experience designing and developing backend software or distributed systems.
Advanced experience developing software using Scala or Java, with experience applying functional programming concepts.
Expertise in developing and deploying applications in cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
Deep experience with relational database architecture, including schema design, SQL, and performance optimization at scale.
Proven experience architecting solutions for structured and semi-structured data formats such as XML and JSON, RESTful APIs, and regular expressions, across multiple external data providers.
Experience leading software design discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities