Senior Software Engineer, EX - Seattle

At Qualtrics, we create software the world’s best brands use to deliver exceptional frontline experiences, build high-performing teams, and design products people love. But we are more than a platform—we are the creators and stewards of the Experience Management category serving over 18K clients globally. Building a category takes grit, determination, and a disdain for convention—but most of all it requires close-knit, high-functioning teams with an unwavering dedication to serving our customers.

When you join one of our teams, you’ll be part of a nimble group that’s empowered to set aggressive goals and move fast to achieve them. Strategic risks are encouraged and complex problems are solved together, by passing the mic and iterating until the best solution comes to light. You won’t have to look to find growth opportunities—ready or not, they’ll find you. From retail to government to healthcare, we’re on a mission to bring humanity, connection, and empathy back to business. Join over 5,000 people across the globe who think that’s work worth doing. 

Senior Software Engineer, Employee Experience - Seattle

Why We Have This Role

• As a Senior Software Engineer in the Employee Experience organization at Qualtrics, you will help build cutting-edge technologies that empower our customers to create a more employee-centric workplace
• Through our Employee Experience product suite your work will contribute to developing services that illuminate customer opportunities
• You will enhance management capabilities and ultimately enable organizations to close experience gaps
• You will help predict success, and monitor ongoing feedback.
• Our product will help customers make informed business critical decisions

How You’ll Find Success

• A strong level of curiosity and a passion for continuous learning
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to engage productively with cross-functional teams, including Product Management and User Experience
• Excitement about taking ownership of product features and delivering high-quality, scalable solutions
• A disciplined approach to software development with a focus on testing and quality assurance
• Willingness to adapt and experiment with a variety of technologies and stacks

How You’ll Grow

• Qualtrics is a fast paced, dynamic environment where you will have the opportunity to build on and expand your experience through working on high impact projects
• You will utilize cutting edge tools and technologies and troubleshoot challenging problems 
• You will work alongside like minded and driven technical professionals.
• You will enhance management capabilities and organizational effectiveness
• Our team prioritizes the utilization of new tools and technologies - you'll be working in an environment where you'll always be learning

Things You’ll Do

• Develop scalable, fast, robust, and simple web-based solutions to solve complex business problems
• Work closely with, and incorporate feedback from other engineers, tech-ops, and product managers
• Build and implement new features based on provided requirements and specifications to drive maximum performance for our customers
• Collaborate with team members and prioritize features with a sense of urgency to deliver value effectively
• Engage with different teams within the organization, focusing on back-end development, front-end reporting visualizations, third-party integrations, and full-stack project orchestration
• Apply strong algorithms, data structures, and coding skills to solve challenges within your team

What We’re Looking For On Your Resume

• 5+ years of relevant experience    
• Strong algorithms, data structures and coding background
• Experience with professional software engineering practices (e.g. unit testing, code reviews, design documents)
• Disciplined approach to testing and quality assurance
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

What You Should Know About This Team

• The Employee Experience team at Qualtrics is dedicated to enhancing the employee journey through innovative technology, including the use of AI
• We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and creative work environment, with frequent office events, team outings, and an office design that promotes open communication.
• With millions of responses per day and a goal to grow their data platform 10x over the next year, the Qualtrics engineers are tackling interesting challenges across the stack.
• As a team we'll build the next industry-leading platform - helping every business to become more customer-centric. 
• We will not only shape our product, but improve the direction of the companies that use our platform through our choices. Come help us change the world!

Our Team’s Favorite Perks and Benefits

• Wellness Reimbursement $300 per quarter for wellness activities, including gym memberships, spa massages, workout equipment, meditation apps, and more
• $1800 Experience Bonus to enjoy an experience of your choice, like a vacation or volunteer opportunity
• Engaging QGroup Communities such as MOSAIQ, Green Team, Qualtrics Pride, Q&Able, Qualtrics Salute, and Women’s Leadership Development, all providing support and advocacy
• Quarterly team off sites, giving developers a chance to interact with each other outside of the office and build camaraderie.
• Free lunches, snacks, and drinks for everyone in the office

The Qualtrics Hybrid Work Model: Our hybrid work model is elegantly simple: we all gather in the office three days a week; Mondays and Thursdays, plus one day selected by your organizational leader. These purposeful in-person days in thoughtfully designed offices help us do our best work and harness the power of collaboration and innovation. For the rest of the week, work where you want, owning the integration of work and life.

Qualtrics is an equal opportunity employer meaning that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

​​​​​​​Applicants in the United States of America have rights under Federal Employment Laws:Family & Medical Leave Act,Equal Opportunity Employment,Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Qualtrics is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Qualtrics will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please let your Qualtrics contact/recruiter know.

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