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Avaya

Software Consulting Engineer – Core Systems

Avaya

. Translate ambiguous needs into clear designs, evaluate tradeoffs, define interfaces, and consider wider system effects .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $179,127 - $234,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong backend engineering skills in languages such as Go, Rust, Node.js/TypeScript, or Java, with a focus on system design, scalability, and reliability. Proficient in using AI tools for coding and problem-solving while effectively communicating and collaborating across engineering teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Backend Engineering SkillsSystem Design SkillsExperience With DatabasesAutomated Testing ExperienceAI Coding Agents Proficiency

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Hard Skills
GoRustNode.jsTypeScriptJavaDistributed SystemsConcurrencyData ConsistencyAutomated TestingProduction Troubleshooting
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationEffective CollaborationCuriosityInitiative
Tools & Technologies
Cloud PlatformsContainersKafkaNATSCaching Technologies
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor Degree in EngineeringBachelor Degree in Computer Science
Industry Keywords
Software EngineeringSystem DesignScalabilityReliabilityMaintainability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDistributed SystemsJavaJavaScriptKafkaNode.jsRustTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Translate ambiguous needs into clear designs, evaluate tradeoffs, define interfaces, and consider wider system effects
  • Build and improve robust server-side software for correctness, performance, scalability, security, and operational visibility
  • Investigate requests, data, and failures across components to identify root causes and deliver lasting improvements
  • Use AI tools to rapidly build prototypes, compare approaches, and validate technical feasibility
  • Write critical implementation code, review changes, and validate assumptions through tests and measurements
  • Break work into tasks for AI agents, provide context and constraints, review generated changes, and verify behavior including failure scenarios
  • Learn unfamiliar systems across languages and codebases using code, documentation, experiments, AI tools, and collaboration
  • Improve maintainability and delivery speed while managing compatibility, rollout, and operational risk
  • Contribute to APIs, client integrations, and user interfaces as needed
  • Communicate technical decisions, coordinate across teams, mentor peers, and help others deliver
  • Own work from problem definition through implementation, production adoption, and ongoing operation
  • Investigate post-release failures, incorporate feedback, and improve reliability and maintainability

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Substantial hands-on software engineering experience with ownership of production systems and meaningful technical decisions
  • Strong system design skills across interfaces, dependencies, data flows, scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability
  • Deep backend engineering skills in at least one relevant language, including Go, Rust, Node.js/TypeScript, or Java
  • Practical understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, asynchronous communication, data consistency, persistence, and failure recovery
  • Experience with databases, caching, cloud platforms, containers, and messaging technologies such as Kafka, NATS, or comparable systems
  • Experience with automated testing, deployment, observability, and production troubleshooting
  • Practical use of AI coding agents for substantial engineering work, with ability to explain decisions, identify mistakes, and independently verify results
  • Curiosity and demonstrated initiative to learn unfamiliar technologies and investigate beyond a single component or specialty
  • Clear communication and effective collaboration across engineering teams
  • Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or Computer Science
  • Must be currently authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Benefits offered in addition to salary and bonus
  • Equal treatment and employment protections under Avaya’s Equal Opportunity commitment