About Ascendion Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next. Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us: Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands Solve complex problems – and learn new skills Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience Experience a community of change makers! Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion. About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team. The Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team builds large distributed components for our products. Our code serves millions of requests per second and it does so with sub-second latency and in a fault tolerant manner. We handle everything from company-scale data storage, to synchronization and coordination of large server clusters, to providing a runtime environment for front end code. We are looking for candidates who share a passion for tackling complexity and building platforms that can scale through multiple orders of magnitude. Job Title: Software Engineer V Key Responsibilities: Design APIs in Python to increase Windows developer productivity Design core, backend software components Code using primarily Python and some coding in Rust and Hack Conduct design and code reviews Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources Drive performance measurement, analysis, and optimization to optimize resource usage in areas including compute, bandwidth, storage and memory. Work with product and infrastructure teams to debug performance issues across the stack. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience 6+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience Experience with Windows development Experience building and shipping high quality work and achieving high reliability Experience improving stability through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes Experienced in utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and providing detailed feedback and solutions Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience 10+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience Experience with 3D computer vision or computer graphics Location: Remote Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $166,400 – $228,800 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System] Want to change the world? Let us know. Tell us about your experiences, education, and ambitions. Bring your knowledge, unique viewpoint, and creativity to the table. Let’s talk! Preferred Skills API development Python Distributed systems Rust Hack frontend Software Engineering Windows Development Job details Job ID 330901 Job Requirements Software Engineer V Location Menlo Park, California, US Recruiter Chirag Email chirag.balani@ascendion.com About Ascendion Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.