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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Clay Labs Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Profiling, Code Review, Databases, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Data Logging, Data Storage Technologies, Grafana, Caching, Backend, Information Technology, Dynatrace, OpenSearch, Microservices
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_7B6BC3632CA443958280475539CD181E-NY1668356

## About the Role

Job Requirements: A bachelors degree, or its foreign equivalent, in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, plus 2 years of experience as a software engineer, software developer, or in a related role/occupation.
In addition, the required prior experience must include: * 2 years of experience building and deploying scalable product features, either full-stack or backend-leaning. * 2 years of experience designing and implementing distributed systems in production environments. * 2 years of experience with performance optimization for APIs or backend services. * 2 years of experience working with relational databases, including schema design and query optimization. * 2 years of experience with at least one search or related data storage technology, such as Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.

## Description

Responsibilities: * Develop and execute technical strategies for complex and ambiguous projects, overcoming obstacles and leveraging organizational influence to achieve success. * Design and implement infrastructure solutions, including deploying new cloud resources such as microservices, queues, caches, and database clusters, while adhering to best practices. * Conduct code reviews and evaluate design proposals to ensure development of high-quality software systems and adherence to technical standards. * Utilize observability tools like logging, profilers, and distributed tracing to diagnose and resolve bugs or performance issues in production systems. * Mentor and teach other engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous improvement within the team.