Senior Backend Engineer – C++

The Opportunity "We are seeking a senior software engineer (skilled in back-end/C++) to contribute to the technical development of an analytic decisioning platform. You will be part of a highly energetic team of software engineers to create the next generation software platform for FICO's feature management capabilities. This role involves contributing on a backend engineering team responsible for feature processing of high-volume low latency decisioning and analytics execution. These capabilities embody patented and unique market value that drives critical business value in a high growth area. This opportunity offers a unique leadership role to work with cutting edge technology applied to one-of-a-kind business problems." – Hiring Manager What You'll Contribute - Work closely with product managers to understand priorities and usage scenarios of product features. - Collaborate with user experience personnel to understand personas within usage scenarios. - Work with architects to drive the design for your software platform capability. - Collaborate within working groups of software engineers to follow software engineering standards, guidance, and processes. - Continuously improve engineering practices for the software platform to support efficiency, reliability, and serviceability goals. - Assist research, case studies and prototypes on technologies to ensure the software platform remains the leading analytic decisioning platform. - Coach other software engineers on creating their domain designs. - Collaborate with QA engineers to design and implement non-functional tests. What We're Seeking - Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline. - 8+ years of experience in designing, building, deploying, and operating commercial software that integrates sophisticated AI & ML stateful algorithms executing in low milliseconds. - Experience with commercial software that covers the entire life cycle of intelligence execution, from authoring to execution to observing. - 8+ years of experience in building sophisticated runtimes in C++. - Ability to define and drive design transformation to an end state that is based on simplicity, modern software design patterns, open-source software, and cloud environments. - Technical expertise across all deployment models on public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises infrastructure. - Experience creating, documenting, and communicating software designs for complex products. - Skilled in domain-driven, event-driven, and microservice architectures. - Proficient in building, tracking, and communicating plans within agile processes. - Experience supporting production software deployments. - Proficient with commercial software product processes. - Experience with multiple public cloud technologies is a plus, e.g., AWS, Google, Azure. - Experience with Kubernetes, including its control plane, ecosystem, and Docker is a plus. - CMake experiences are beneficial. - Preferred experience using artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Our Offer to You - An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others. - The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences. - Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so. - An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.