[Hiring] Software Engineer II @Sinch

Role Description

As a Software Engineer, you’ll join one of our product engineering squads and help ClickSend build our exciting new modern messaging platform.

• Design, build, test and maintain features independently, from requirements through to production.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code that follows team standards and best practices.
• Break down moderately complex problems into well-scoped tasks and deliver them on time.
• Take part in technical design discussions, contribute ideas and weigh trade-offs.
• Review peers’ code and give constructive, actionable feedback.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (e.g., CircleCI, Terraform) to keep deployments reliable.
• Develop and run services on AWS, with attention to performance, security and cost.
• Monitor production systems, troubleshoot incidents and contribute to root-cause analysis and fixes.
• Write and maintain automated tests (unit, integration and end-to-end) to keep quality high.
• Keep technical documentation, runbooks and architecture notes up to date.
• Work with product managers, QA, designers and other engineering teams to deliver business outcomes.
• Find and address technical debt, and suggest improvements to tools, processes and system design.
• Stay current with relevant technologies and share what you learn with the team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping and maintaining production software.
• At least 3 years of recent, hands-on experience with NodeJS and TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge of backend ecosystems including SQL/NoSQL databases, messaging brokers (e.g., SQS, RabbitMQ), and common software design patterns.
• Proven AWS expertise across core services including ECS/Fargate, Lambda, EC2 DynamoDB/RDS/Aurora, SQS/SNS/Kinesis etc.
• Hands-on experience architecting end-to-end systems — translating business requirements into full technical designs covering API design, data models, and infrastructure.
• Experience designing and operating microservices and event-driven architectures built for scalability, resilience, and high performance.
• Deep testing knowledge across unit, integration, and E2E testing with hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test suites integrated into CI/CD.
• Security-first mindset with experience building secure services and implementing best practices for observability and maintainability.
• Actively leverages AI-powered tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT) to improve productivity and accelerate development.
• Passionate about mentoring engineers and communicating complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative, positive, and approachable — someone who adds to a "win together" team culture.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

Benefits

• WORK FROM HOME: Our flexible remote work offering allows you to work from home, where you can be the most productive and successful.
• CELEBRATE YOU: By providing a day off for your birthday, we want you to take the time to celebrate the year you have had with your nearest and dearest.
• TAKE A BREAK: Enjoy a generous annual leave program. We value balance and understand that performance at work requires time to rest at home and/or rejuvenate on vacation.
• STAY HEALTHY: We offer comprehensive market competitive medical insurance. A variety of supplemental plans are also provided to meet your individual needs.
• STAY CONNECTED: Receive a generous monthly home internet allowance.
• CARE FOR YOURSELF: Take advantage of our free virtual counselling resources through our global Employee Assistance Program. Your mental health is as important as your physical health.