Software Engineer II (backend)
SurveyMonkey is a global leader in online surveys and forms that empowers people with the insights they need to make decisions with speed and confidence. Our fast, intuitive feedback management platform connects millions of users worldwide with real-time AI-powered insights that drive meaningful decisions. We provide answers to more than 20 million questions every day so that people and organizations can attract new audiences, delight customers, create advocates, and extend their competitive advantage in the marketplace. Our vision is to raise the bar for human experiences by amplifying individual voices. Learn more at surveymonkey.com.
What we’re looking for:
SurveyMonkey's Market Research Solutions team operates at the cutting edge of an innovative industry, empowering millions worldwide to make crucial product and marketing decisions daily. We are a small, agile, and autonomous group of engineers, product managers, designers, and sales professionals dedicated to advancing our solutions swiftly and effectively. Our engineering teams are accountable for delivering robust services and tailored experiences across a spectrum of products, from self-serve to highly specialized market research use cases.
We are seeking a talented Backend Software Engineer who is passionate about building robust and scalable systems. You will play a key role in enhancing our platform's performance and reliability, directly impacting our customers' experiences and driving business growth.
We value engineers who are passionate about solving unique and challenging problems. Your innovative ideas and perspectives will help advance our backend architecture, benefiting both our internal processes and customer satisfaction. Your technical expertise, experience, and leadership will be crucial to the team's success. You will have the opportunity to continuously develop your skills while promoting engineering excellence within the team.
What you’ll be working on:
Design, build, and maintain scalable and highly available services across multiple data regions.
Write high-quality backend code.
Own features end-to-end, including crafting technical specs, writing readable and extensible code, and following software best practices to enable rapid development.
Build observable systems that track important metrics for monitoring and making key product decisions.
Foster a culture of collaboration, testing, code reviews, and mentorship to help the team reach its full potential.
We’d love to hear from people with:
3+ years of experience in web application development with a focus on backend
Expertise in designing and building world-class services and APIs
Proficiency in Python and frameworks like Fast API, Flask, Pyramid
Strong fundamentals in object-oriented programming and design patterns
Experience with ORM frameworks and SQL/NoSQL databases; familiarity with Elasticsearch is a plus
Knowledge of messaging and streaming frameworks like Kafka and Apache Spark is a plus
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with both co-located and remote engineers and cross-functional partners
A growth/data mindset in approaching challenges
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Why SurveyMonkey? We’re glad you asked
SurveyMonkey is a place where the curious come to grow. We’re building an inclusive workplace where people of every background can excel no matter their time zone. At SurveyMonkey, we weave employee feedback and our core values into everything we do to create forward-looking benefits policies, employee programs, and an award-winning culture, including our annual holiday refresh, our annual week of service, learning and development opportunities like Curiosity Week, and our C.H.O.I.C.E Fund.
Our commitment to an inclusive workplace
SurveyMonkey is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees because that is what drives curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.