Staff Software Engineer

At Cision, we believe in empowering every individual to make an impact. Here, your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your unique perspective fuels our collective success. As part of our global team, you'll thrive in an environment that champions curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, all while making meaningful contributions to the brands we accelerate. 

Join us in shaping the future of communication and building authentic connections that matter. Whether you're solving complex problems or driving bold innovations, your growth is our success, and together, we’ll create the conversations of tomorrow. 

You will collaborate closely with product, design, technology, and data science teams, you will be part of the backend platform team to build new backend services, processes, and components and improve existing ones.

You will take a lead role in reviewing code changes within your team and provide thoughtful feedback to drive quality and best practices. You will actively evaluate technologies for applications and make recommendations aligned with team and product needs.

You’ll mentor engineers at various levels, sharing your knowledge of code maintainability, performance, reliability, observability, security, and functionality. With a strong understanding of the tech stack and SSDLC, you’ll contribute significantly to project success and team productivity. You may serve as a subject matter expert (SME) within the engineering organization, providing insights to cross-functional teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Develop and own solutions that add value across systems while balancing technical debt.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product owners, and other stakeholders to align on optimal solutions that meet product goals.
• Lead in fostering a Test First mentality and emphasize quality at the code level.
• Help translate complex product requirements into clear, actionable technical tasks.
• Stay informed about technology trends and product roadmaps, providing strategic guidance to the development team.
• Actively support cross-functional business processes, facilitating collaboration and communication.
• Work with other senior-level stakeholders to ensure adherence to best practices, cross-team synergy, and consistency in processes.
• Mentor and support mid-level and junior engineers as they progress in their technical skills and knowledge.
• Contribute to a culture of collaboration, building strong relationships based on mutual respect and shared goals.

Experience you will have:

• C#
• .NET 8+
• SQL
• Git
• Unit Testing
• RESTful web services
• Messaging & queuing
• Docker
• Microservice Data Architecture

Preferred Experience:

• MySQL
• Postgres
• Kubernetes
• GraphQL
• Data processing/ETL
• Dapr
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science related subject area or related business field and eight (8) or more year’s experience in Information Technology and solution delivery, or equivalent combination of education and experience in similar fields is required.

As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.

Cision is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and perform at their best. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion is vital to driving our culture, sparking innovation and achieving long-term success. Cision is proud to have joined more than 600 companies in signing the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ pledge and named a “Top Diversity Employer” for 2021 by DiversityJobs.com.

Cision is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected statuses.

Cision is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Cision will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact hr.support@cision.com

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