Backend Software Engineer, SDK

Overview

Build and maintain LaunchDarkly's SDKs across supported platforms, the primary touchpoint customers use daily for feature flagging.

What you'll do

• Contribute to development of SDKs on supported platforms
• Implement new features and improvements to meet customer performance and resiliency requirements
• Keep up to date with the latest development practices
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to drive implementation and release of major features
• Actively maintain open-source repositories
• Identify areas of improvement and advocate for best practices
• Have an active voice in shaping technology and product decisions

What you'll need

• Demonstrable experience building libraries and packages used by other developers
• Polyglot background with ability to context switch between languages quickly
• 5+ years experience with at least two of: .NET, Go, Ruby, Python, NodeJS, Java
• Strong computer science fundamentals
• Committed to working in a communicative, collaborative environment
• Self-starter and problem solver, willing to solve difficult problems and work independently when necessary
• Strong testing background: experience building unit, integration, load tests, and benchmarks
• Experience writing production-ready code with emphasis on quality and maintainability
• Experience contributing to open-source software

Nice to have

• C++, Erlang, Haskell, or Lua experience
• AI SDKs experience
• Observability SDKs experience
• Mobile development experience

Details

• Remote role in the US, with opportunities to visit the Bay Area, California office for team offsites
• SDK team is spread across Eastern and Pacific time zones
• Target pay (Level 3): Zone 1 (San Francisco/Bay Area, NYC Metro, Boston, Seattle) $171,200 - $235,400; Zone 2 (Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago) $154,100 - $211,860; Zone 3 (all other US locations) $145,500 - $200,090
• Benefits include RSUs, health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits