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Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineer-related occupation. Position requires the following: 5 years of experience in Software development utilizing C++, Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript; 5 years of experience in Data structures and algorithms; 4 years of experience in Production systems, large-scale distributed systems, and cloud computing; 3 years of experience in two of the following: Security (authorization, access management, or anti-abuse), API design, REST API development (throttling, latency, or quota management), Front-end development, Compliance (access control, encryption, data governance, or data security), Reliability, End to end testing, Test automation, Data infrastructure, Service Regionalization, Data processing, or Relational and non-relational databases; 2 years of experience in Testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year of experience in Software design, system design and architecture; and 1 year of experience in a technical leadership role, including leading projects involving multiple engineers, leading teams, serving as a subject matter expert, working closely with stakeholders within and outside of teams, managing key stakeholders, or reviewing code designs from more junior team members.