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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Development Engineer - **Company:** Clearwater Analytics - **Location:** Boise, ID, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, Databases, Amazon DynamoDB, Apache Hadoop, Apache HBase, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Enterprise Messaging Systems, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Apache Spark, Backend, Information Technology, Cassandra, Production Code, Apache Kafka, Vertica, Functional Programming, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Stream Processing, Data Pipelines, Microservices - **Published:** May 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=582a5c2f09aaa3b3 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Stream Processing?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Strong problem-solving skills * Experience with an object-oriented, or functional language * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field * Strong problem-solving skills * 7+ years professional experience in industry-leading programming languages (Java/Python). * Background in SDLC & Agile practices. * Experience in monitoring production systems. * Experience with Machine Learning * Experience working with Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). * Experience working with messaging systems such as Cloud Pub/Sub, Kafka, or SQS/SNS. * Must be able to communicate (speak, read, comprehend, write in English). Desired Experience or Skills: * Ability to build scalable backend services (Microservices, polyglot storage, messaging systems, data processing pipelines). * Possess strong analytical skills, with excellent problem-solving abilities in the face of ambiguity. * Excellent written and verbal skills. Ability to contribute to software design documentation, presentation, sequence diagrams and present complex technical designs in a concise manner. * Professional experience in building distributed software systems, specializing in big data and NoSQL database technologies (Hadoop, Spark, DynamoDB, HBase, Hive, Cassandra, Vertica). * Ability to work with relational and NoSQL databases * Strong problem-solving skills. * Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. * Detail oriented. * Motivated, team player. ## Description * Developing quality software that is used by some of the world's largest technology firms, fixed income asset managers, and custodian banks * Participate in Agile meetings to contribute with development strategies and product roadmap * Owning critical processes that are highly available and scalable * Producing tremendous feature enhancements and reacting quickly to emerging technologies * Encouraging collaboration and stimulating creativity * Helping mentor entry-level developers * Contributing to design and architectural decisions * Providing leadership and expertise to our ever-growing workforce * Testing and validating in development and production code that they own, deploy, and monitor * Understanding, responding to, and addressing customer issues with empathy and in a timely manner * Independently can move a major feature or service through an entire lifecycle of design, development, deployment, and maintenance * Deep knowledge in multiple teams' domains; broad understanding of CW systems. * Creates documentation of system requirements and behavior across domains * Willingly takes on unowned and undesirable work that helps team velocity and quality * Is in touch with client needs and understands their usage * Consulted on quality, scaling and performance requirements before development on new features begins. * Understands, finds, and proposes solutions for systemic problems * Leads in the technical breakdown of deliverables and capabilities into features and stories. * Expert in unit testing techniques and design for testability, contributes to automated system testing requirements and design * Improves code quality and architecture to ensure testability and maintainability * Understands, designs, and tests for impact/performance on dependencies and adjacent components and services. 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