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Senior Software Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or closely related quantitative discipline
  • Cloud native application development concepts, such as microservices
  • Cloud computing technology, such as AWS
  • Database fundamentals and SQL

Responsibilities

  • Stay on top of new cloud services and evaluate whether cloud-native alternatives can replace stack components
  • Strive toward a fully automated infrastructure and enhance tools for cluster control
  • Work closely with product management and advocate for performance of existing APIs
  • Build, manage, and scale the Search infrastructure at Zendesk

About the company

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Zendesk

Computer Software / SaaS

Zendesk started the customer experience revolution in 2007 by enabling any business around the world to take their customer service online. Today, Zendesk is the champion of great service everywhere for everyone, and powers billions of conversations, connecting more than 100,000 brands with hundreds of millions of customers over telephony, chat, email, messaging, social channels, communities, review sites and help centers. Zendesk products are built with love to be loved. The company was conceived in Copenhagen, Denmark, built and grown in California, taken public in New York City, and today employs more than 4,000 people across the world.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size5001 - 10000

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Job Description

Stay on top of new cloud services and evaluate whether cloud-native alternatives can replace our stack components. Continue to strive toward a fully automated infrastructure. Evaluate new instances to resolve the best price point as we work with our provider on long term pricing. Continue to enhance the tools we use daily to control our clusters. Work closely with product management when new features are being considered by being an advocate for not impacting performance of existing APIs. Experience operating large systems at scale. Build, manage, and scale the Search infrastructure at Zendesk - a combination of self-managed clusters and AWS-managed services. Come help us further improve our infrastructure automation so that we can continue to grow with Zendesk and our customers. Telecommuting Permitted.


Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or closely related quantitative discipline.

Special Skill Requirements:
  • Cloud native application development concepts, such as microservices
  • Cloud computing technology, such as AWS
  • Database fundamentals and SQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • Virtual machines and containers
  • Distributed systems fundamentals, such as replication and fault tolerance
  • Ruby on Rails; and Agile methodologies
  • Unix CLI basics; and Git


Any suitable combination of education, training, and experience is acceptable. Experience can be gained through coursework, scholastic achievement, or work experience.
The US annualized base salary range for this position is $161,637 - $217,000. This position may also be eligible for bonus, benefits, or related incentives. While this range reflects the minimum and maximum value for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations, the offer for the successful candidate for this position will be based on job related capabilities, applicable experience, and other factors such as work location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only (or OTE for commissions based roles), and do not include bonus, benefits, or related incentives.
40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Notice of the Filing of the Application for Permanent Employment Certification

Contact Information: To apply, please submit resume (and reference the Case Number21-12915 at the bottom of this Notice) to: globalmobility@zendesk.com

This notice is being provided as a result of the filing of an Application for Permanent Employment Certification (ETA Form 9089). This Notice of Filing will be posted between 30 and 180 days before filing the permanent labor certification application. The employer intends to permanently employ a foreign national in the job opportunity described above. Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the Certifying Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor. The address of the Certifying Officer is: United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.

The intelligent heart of customer experience

Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.

Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working, enables us to purposefully come together in person, at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world, to connect, collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.

As part of our commitment to fairness and transparency, we inform all applicants that artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision systems may be used to screen or evaluate applications for this position, in accordance with Company guidelines and applicable law.

Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity, equity, & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law, please click here.

Zendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please send an e-mail to peopleandplaces@zendesk.com with your specific accommodation request.

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