Senior Software Engineer

At Optimizely, we're on a mission to help people unlock their digital potential. We do that by reinventing how marketing and product teams work to create and optimize digital experiences across all channels. With Optimizely One, our industry-first operating system for marketers, we offer teams flexibility and choice to build their stack their way with our fully SaaS, fully decoupled, and highly composable solution.

We are proud to help more than 10,000 businesses, including H&M, PayPal, Zoom, and Toyota, enrich their customer lifetime value, increase revenue and grow their brands. Our innovation and excellence have earned us numerous recognitions as a leader by industry analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, and IDC, reinforcing our role as a trailblazer in MarTech.

At our core, we believe work is about more than just numbers -- it's about the people. Our culture is dynamic and constantly evolving, shaped by every employee, their actions and their stories. With over 1500 Optimizers spread across 12 global locations, our diverse team embodies the "One Optimizely" spirit, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement, while fostering a culture where every voice is heard and valued.

Introduction
Optimizely Analytics is the industry leading warehouse native analytics platform. We are used by Canva, Grammarly, Alaska Airlines, and many more to unlock data-driven decisions for experiment analysis, product analytics, sales analytics and beyond. You will work in a small, nimble team. Our team prides itself on shipping with speed and having our engineers be make product and design decisions with ownership and autonomy. As the newest addition to the Optimizely product portfolio, with a rapidly growing customer base there is tremendous opportunity to work on exciting and impact areas of the product.

Job Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for shaping the foundation of Optimizely Analytics backend systems and scaling them to meet the needs of our rapidly growing customer base. You will:

• Design and develop the architecture of highly scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems.
• Lead by example in writing clean, maintainable code and enforcing best practices in code quality, system design, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, and Application Engineering teams to deliver impactful features while ensuring architectural soundness and scalability.
• Drive performance optimizations, fault tolerance improvements, and tackle complex backend challenges independently.
• Address complex system challenges such as performance optimization, fault tolerance, and data-intensive workloads.
• Influence product direction to shape roadmap decisions and ensure backend systems align with long-term business strategy.

Knowledge And Experience

• 5+ years of software development experience with strong foundations in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• 3+ years of backend experience building, deploying, and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Expertise in system design, API design, scalability, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend programming language (Java preferred).
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization, orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.

We Would Love to See

• Experience owning large-scale backend services and driving architectural decisions.
• Familiarity with microservices, enterprise-grade backend infrastructure, or cloud-native design patterns.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment deal with make forward progress in the face of ambiguity.

Education
Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science or engineering preferred) or equivalent work experience

Our culture is the most important thing we offer. We continuously aim to provide a high-growth space, both virtually and in person, where you can do your best work and, in the process, unlock your boundless potential. Our new, cutting-edge office space in Dhaka is a testament to our dedication to enhancing your work experience. This state-of-the-art workspace features open workstations, a fully equipped kitchen, a nap room for relaxation, a tranquil zen garden, and an entertaining area, all designed to provide you with the ideal environment to thrive and grow.

As part of our commitment to you, here are other benefits and perks you can expect:

• Best-in-class compensation plans
• Two annual festival bonuses
• Recognition and rewards programs
• Paid Maternity (4 months) & Paternity Leave (12 weeks)
• Flexible vacations days and working hours
• Annual Work/Service Anniversary Leave
• Comprehensive medical & life insurance for you and your dependants
• Volunteering opportunities to make a difference
• Chance to work alongside our incredible global team
• Monthly and quarterly regional and global team-building events
• Communal transport facilities inside Dhaka to and from the office
• Free catered lunch every day
• An agile performance review process that encourages ongoing transparency between managers and direct reports
• Enablement program and soft skill training to support internal career growth and development

At Optimizely, our standardized language is English, and it is crucial to have good English communication skills to be successful in your global role. All our external and cross-location communication is done in US English (en-us), but internally you can speak in whichever native language you most identify with.

Optimizely is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Optimizely is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.