SDE II - Java

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is a Conversational AI company creating digital experiences that are Curiously Human. Every person is unique, and our technology makes it possible for companies, including leading brands like HSBC, Orange, and GM Financial, to treat their audiences that way at scale. Nearly a billion conversational interactions are powered by our Conversational Cloud each month.

You’ll be successful at LivePerson if you are excited to build something from the ground up. You excel by finding daily opportunities to grow at the same pace as the technology we're building, and you build partnerships that improve our business. Likewise, you’re someone who sees feedback as a chance to learn and grow and believe decisions powered by data are the norm. You care about the well-being of others and yourself.

Overview:

The team has an important role in large-scale onboarding and ensuring to provide error-free services to enterprise/marketplace customers. You will be at the heart of our product, deploying innovative features for thousands of users who work with our products on a daily basis.

We are currently seeking an experienced Backend JAVA developer to join our team of experts and drive the development of new and exciting new capabilities needed by the next generation of agents in the contact center. The work includes plenty of innovation while working over an architecture that manages millions of conversations per month.

What You Be Doing In This Role

• You will work in specific problem spaces, and use expert Java knowledge to build new features, maintain the platform’s stability at LivePerson’s scale and continuously increase your technical excellence score.
• Develop backend services using RESTful API conventions and microservices approach
• Monitor, test, and continuously optimize designs
• Deliver testable, maintainable, and high-quality code
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements, including automating manual processes, optimizing data flows, and re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability and stability.
• Be part of a team that will take full operational responsibility for the services that you own, and potentially take part in an on-call rotation.
• Use the latest technologies to solve real problems for our customers on a massive scale.
• Work with other engineers, engineering managers, and stakeholders to ensure valuable contributions, and groom the features that would define the product ahead.
• Engineering duties include technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and participation in peer code reviews.
• Providing on-call support.

 What you need for success

• 5+ years of experience working with Java, and knowledge of JavaScript (plus)
• 5+ years of experience with  RESTful API and large-scale distributed microservices architecture.
• 5+ years of experience in development with databases, SQL
• 3+ years of working knowledge with Cloud (GCP, AWS, On-Premise Data Centers).
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with teammates in a highly collaborative environment and simultaneously be a self-starter with strong individual contributions.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Working proficiency in English, and can easily communicate with globally distributed teams.

Benefits: 

• • Time away: Vacation, public holidays and care days.
  • Financial: Pension, deferred pension and ESPP.
  • Family: Parental leave.
  • Development: Tuition reimbursement, Native AI Learning
  • Additional: Exclusive perks and discounts
  • #LI-Remote

Why you’ll love working here: 

Your entrepreneurial spirit will be supported. We love team members who chase down their big ideas, become experts, help colleagues, and own their work. These four company values guide our continued, holistic growth as individuals, as teams, and as a global organization. And to further make our point, let's just say we're very proud to be on Fast Company's list of Most Innovative Companies and Newsweek's list of most-loved workplaces. 

Belonging at LivePerson

At LivePerson, people from diverse backgrounds come together to make an impact and be their authentic selves. One way we share and connect is through our employee resource groups such as: Live In Color, LP Proud, and Women In Tech. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

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