Senior Software Engineer – Backend, Document AI, ML
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Cognitiv
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bellevue • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Distributed SystemsGrafana
About the role
- Build and maintain scalable, reliable backend systems that power integrations across multiple products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Business Development, Product, Customer Success) to define requirements and deliver solutions that enable new business opportunities.
- Dive deep into a large, multi-product codebase — debugging, optimizing, and improving backend performance.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with a strong focus on operational excellence.
- Ensure backend systems are well-documented, observable, and resilient in production.
- Identify opportunities to automate processes, improve performance, and enhance system reliability.
Requirements
- You’re an experienced senior backend engineer who thrives in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
- You love exploring and improving complex systems — not afraid to jump into unfamiliar codebases.
- You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- You care about code quality, testing, and operational excellence just as much as you care about shipping features.
- You take ownership of your work and follow projects through from idea to production.
- Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience working on integrations or partner-facing systems.
- Background in AdTech, MarTech, or Data Engineering.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools (Grafana, Datadog, etc.).
- Exposure to distributed systems, large-scale APIs, or event-driven architectures.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision coverage (some plans 100% employer-paid)
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Unlimited PTO + Work-From-Anywhere August
- Career development with clear advancement paths
- Equity for all employees
- Hybrid work model & daily team lunch
- Health & wellness stipend + cell phone reimbursement
- 401(k) with employer match
- Parking (CA & WA offices) & pre-tax commuter benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Comprehensive onboarding (Cognitiv University)
- …and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
backend systemsdebuggingoptimizingperformance improvementclean codemaintainable codewell-tested codeautomationdistributed systemsevent-driven architectures
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationownershipproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailoperational excellencecross-functional teamworkclear communicationinitiative
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