LivePerson

Java Backend Engineer – SDE II

LivePerson

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems and deliver high-availability and performance
  • Design REST-based backend services
  • Debug production issues and help maintain existing code
  • Development of technical specifications and documentation
  • Participate in on-call rotations
  • Work with Bots & Automation team in building next-generation bot runtime platform

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 7+ years of experience building successful production software systems
  • Solid understanding of Data Structures and Algorithm Design
  • Strong programming skills in Java springboot with good knowledge of multi-threading.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Databases (SQL, NoSQL) like Cassandra, MySQL
  • Experience with Data Processing tools like Kafka, Airflow, Apache Spark, Hadoop
  • Experience building REST APIs & debugging distributed microservice-based applications
  • Experience with Git, Jenkins, and other Development tools
  • Experience integrating with third-party APIs
  • Experience in Kubernetes
  • Experience with NodeJS & Python is a plus but not necessary
  • Experience with GCP and AWS is a plus.
Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Comprehensive plans to support your health needs.
  • Wellness Resources: Access to wellbeing resources and programs including our EAP plan.
  • Health & Mental Support: Access a confidential and free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), providing professional counseling.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan: To help you plan for your financial future by offering both the plan and a 4% employer match (100% match on the first 3% contribution and 50% match on the next 2% contribution)
  • HSA & FSA Plans: To help you plan for health related expenses on a pre-tax basis
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP): Participate and receive a discount on company shares, allowing you to directly share in LivePerson's success and growth.
  • Additional Insurances: Basic and supplemental life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance coverage, legal plan, identity theft protection plan, and critical illness supplemental insurance.
  • Development: Access to internal professional development resources.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): Discretionary PTO package for flexible days off with manager approval.
  • Paid Public Holidays.
  • Generous Parental Leave Policy: Including maternity/paternity support and fertility services.
  • Remote-First Model: This role is fully remote (#LI-Remote), offering excellent work-life balance and flexibility. We also maintain dedicated WeWork space for those who wish to meet colleagues or collaborate in person.
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaSpring BootData StructuresAlgorithm DesignDatabasesSQLNoSQLREST APIsMicroservicesData Processing
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science