Software Engineer

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. Build products enabling recruiting teams to find talent, coordinate interviews, and understand hiring performance .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeSofia • BulgariaMid-LevelSenior💰 €56,000 - €83,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong engineering fundamentals with a focus on maintainable software development, reliability, performance, and scalability. Proficient in building and maintaining integrations, developing customer-facing features, and collaborating effectively across teams.

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Software DevelopmentAPI IntegrationData ManagementAI-Powered FeaturesCross-Stack Development

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Hard Skills

GoPythonJavaScriptTypeScriptDatabase OptimizationReporting and AnalyticsScheduling LogicWorkflow AutomationFrontend DevelopmentBackend Services Improvement

Soft Skills

OwnershipInitiativeAdaptabilityCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Applicant Tracking SystemVideo Conferencing IntegrationsCalendar IntegrationsAI Sourcing Agent

Industry Keywords

Recruiting TechnologyData-Intensive ApplicationsTechnical TradeoffsScalable Solutions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptPythonTypeScriptGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build products enabling recruiting teams to find talent, coordinate interviews, and understand hiring performance
Build and maintain Applicant Tracking System integrations
Scale systems managing multiple terabytes of relational data
Develop Talent Compass reporting and analytics features
Build scheduling tools with calendar and video conferencing integrations
Implement candidate availability, self-scheduling, scheduling logic, workflow templates, alerts, rescheduling automations, and analytics
Develop customer-facing features for the AI Sourcing Agent
Build tailored searches and recruiter-facing experiences using AI capabilities
Improve backend services, extend integrations, optimize database queries, and build frontend reporting experiences
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers on technical decisions and scalable solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong engineering fundamentals, including maintainable software development and reasoning about technical tradeoffs
Reliability, performance, and scalability considerations in engineering decisions
Comfortable working across the stack, including APIs, databases, and frontend experiences
Ability to take ownership from problem definition through delivery and post-launch improvements
Ability to work independently, take initiative, and investigate issues
Ability to adapt as priorities and context change
Experience with integrations, data-intensive applications, recruiting technology, or AI-powered product features is valuable but not required
Familiarity with one or more of Go, Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript, or willingness to work across languages and systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Highly competitive salary & equity
20+5 paid days off
Additional health insurance
L&D annual stipend for learning and development opportunities
Up to 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave for birthing and non-birthing parents