Senior Full Stack Software Development Engineer

Location: USA  Remote Status: Fully Remote (#LI-Remote)

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is a leader in trusted enterprise conversational AI and digital transformation. The world's leading brands use our award-winning Conversational Cloud platform to connect with millions of consumers. We power nearly a billion conversational interactions every month, providing uniquely rich data analytics and safety tools to unlock the power of conversational AI for better business outcomes. Fast Company named LivePerson the #1 Most Innovative AI Company in the world.

Position Overview

In this role as a Software Development Engineer III - Full stack or BE, you will be a highly contributing member of a core engineering team working to build the LivePerson Voice offering expertly integrating it into the existing LivePerson offering and different contact center solutions. In this role, you will be exposed to new technologies and architectures, and will work with Principal engineers and architects to design and execute new solutions. You must be a team player, motivated, ambitious and eager to grow through building and successfully delivering industry-shifting products. 

You Will: Key Responsibilities & Impact

You will be working directly with the customer facing application. As a Software Developer you will build components of the LivePerson Voice  product with a focus on stability and innovation. 

• Architect, Design and implement business software and underlying APIs
• Work with Product Management to create delightful user experiences
• Create platform-independent code that can be run on multi-browser, multi-OS environments
• Play a critical role in all architecture, coding, testing, and deployment decisions.
• Produce engineering specifications, delivery estimates, and implement solutions based on product requirements.
• Provide technical documentation for the solutions that you implement
• Collaborate with peers on specifications, code reviews, and testing.
• Write unit and automated end-to-end tests to improve code quality and maximize code coverage for new and existing features.
• Meet KPIs for engineering team and be responsible for them on a weekly basis
• Communicate with customers and partners to be able to provide business value and engineering value to the problems at hand. 
• Participate in daily standups, sprint planning sessions, grooming sessions, and retrospectives.

 

You Have: Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building enterprise-class multi-tenant application platform
• 5+ years of experience in Java programming and Spring Boot-style frameworks
• 2+ years of experience in TypeScript, Javascript, Node.js or equivalent frameworks
• 3+ years of Experience building distributed RESTful microservices
• 3+ year of experience with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, NoSql, MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres, Firestore
• Strong Object Oriented design and implementation experience, strong knowledge of web protocols, and knowledge of distributed systems architectures.
• Strong experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Microsoft Azure
• Experience in Kubernetes such as GKE
• Experience with Git
• Experience with Agile development methodology
• Experience with Linux and Windows administration
• Strong communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Strong Plus:

• Experience building interactive UI with Angular/Vue
• Experience building voice and messaging applications
• Experience integrating telephony, CRM, or CTI applications.
• Experience with reactive programming

 

The salary range for this role will be between $140,000 - $160,000 USD. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to your location, skills, experience, education, and/or professional certifications.

Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to supporting the complete well-being, health, financial security, family, and professional growth of our permanent employees.

🏥 Health & Wellbeing

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Comprehensive plans to support your health needs.

Wellness Resources: Access to wellbeing resources and programs including our EAP plan.Health & Mental Support: Access a confidential and free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), providing professional counseling.

💰 Financial Security & Growth

• 401(k) Retirement Plan: To help you plan for your financial future by offering both the plan and a 4% employer match (100% match on the first 3% contribution and 50% match on the next 2% contribution)

HSA & FSA Plans:  To help you plan for health related expenses on a pre-tax basis

• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP): Participate and receive a discount on company shares, allowing you to directly share in LivePerson's success and growth.
• Additional Insurances: Basic and supplemental  life insurance,  Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance coverage, legal plan, identity theft protection plan, and critical illness supplemental insurance.
• Development: Access to internal professional development resources.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Time Away & Family Support

• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): Discretionary PTO package for flexible days off with manager approval.
• Paid Public Holidays.
• Generous Parental Leave Policy: Including maternity/paternity support and fertility services.

💻 Workplace Flexibility

• Remote-First Model: This role is fully remote (#LI-Remote), offering excellent work-life balance and flexibility. We also maintain dedicated WeWork space for those who wish to meet colleagues or collaborate in person.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

As leaders in enterprise customer conversations, we celebrate diversity, empowering our team to forge impactful conversations globally. LivePerson is a place where uniqueness is embraced, growth is constant, and everyone is empowered to create their own success. We're very proud to have earned recognition from Fast Company, Newsweek, and BuiltIn for being a top innovative, beloved, and remote-friendly workplace, and recognized by Gartner as a leader in the Conversational AI space.

Belonging at LivePerson: Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by US Federal, State, or Local law.

Accessibility Commitment

LivePerson is dedicated to the accessibility needs of our applicants and employees. We provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should inform their recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Important Candidate Notice

The talent acquisition team at LivePerson has recently been notified of a phishing scam targeting candidates applying for our open roles. Scammers have been posing as hiring managers and recruiters in an effort to access candidates' personal and financial information. The phishing scam is not isolated to only LivePerson and has been documented in news articles and media outlets.

Please note that any communication from our hiring teams at LivePerson regarding a job opportunity will only be made by a LivePerson employee with an @liveperson.com email address. LivePerson does not ask for personal or financial information as part of our interview process, including but not limited to your social security number, online account passwords, credit card numbers, passport information, and other related banking information. If you have any questions and or concerns, please feel free to contact recruiting-lp@liveperson.com