Software Dev Engineer IV

Job#: 3023143

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: Software Dev Engineer IV

EST. START DATE: 03/16/2026

DURATION: 9 MONTHS, no potential for extension or conversion

LOCATION: x5 days onsite in Seattle, WA

HOURS: 40hr/wk, Mon-Fri 8a-5p PST, No OT/Holiday

PAY RATE: $72-$80/hr

WHAT IS THIS CONTRACTOR SPECIFICALLY DOING?

- Will help implement an event-driven data retention automation service that ensures team remains compliant with internal data-retention policies across all in-scope data stores.

- This includes building ingestion of deletion signals from upstream systems, scheduling and orchestrating deletion workflows for account, person, and activity records, and executing deletion and redaction across tables and datasets in multiple accounts.

- The work will establish scalable orchestration, retry and failure-handling mechanisms, and end-to-end audit tracking to meet compliance and operational requirements.

- They will partner with dependent teams to validate requirements, integrate with upstream signal sources, and support integration testing through production rollout.

- Deliverables include a production-ready retention automation service with fully implemented deletion workflows, cross-account integrations, and monitoring/alerting to ensure compliance with defined SLAs.

- Provide operational runbooks, dashboards, and on-call guidance to support steady-state operations and incident response.

- Complete end-to-end validation, including integration testing, failure-scenario testing, and compliance verification, and support launch readiness activities to enable a stable production deployment and long-term maintainability.

- Deliver a production-ready service that integrates cleanly with upstream lead-processing and signal sources, with successful end-to-end validation across environments.

- Implement robust lead/person data lifecycle workflows (normalization, dedupe, enrichment, retention/deletion)

- Establish strong integration and canary testing coverage, enabling safe staged rollouts and rapid rollback when needed.

- Build resilient orchestration with clear retry, failure-handling, and observability (dashboards, alarms, audit tracking).

- Provide operational readiness artifacts (runbooks, on-call guidance, monitoring) enabling stable steady-state operations.

- Demonstrate ability to partner cross-functionally and deliver incremental milestones through launch and post-launch stabilization.

MAIN QUALIFICATIONS: 5+ years of backend or distributed systems engineering experience

- Event-driven distributed systems - Strong experience designing and implementing event-driven workflows using client specific specific tools, including orchestration, retries, and failure handling.

- Lead data lifecycle & governance - Experience processing and managing lead/person data (normalization, deduplication, enrichment, suppression, retention/deletion) at scale across distributed data stores.

- Production-grade backend engineering - Proficiency in Python/Java/TypeScript and infrastructure-as-code to build secure, observable, and scalable services.

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field or equivalent industry experience.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

- Experience with cross-account client specific architectures and secure data integrations.

- Familiarity with monitoring/observability (dashboards, alarms, runbooks, on-call readiness).

- Experience with system integration, integration testing, and phased production rollout across distributed services, including implementing changes safely within large-scale, high-reliability systems.

- Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, Developer) are a plus but not required.

SUCCESSFUL BACKGROUNDS:

- Backend or platform engineering roles building marketing, CRM, or lead-management data systems (lead/person/contact pipelines, enrichment, deduplication, suppression, retention).

- Experience owning end-to-end data lifecycle services that process and govern customer or marketing data across multiple storage systems.

- Strong track record implementing system integrations, staged/canary deployments, and production rollouts for high-reliability services.

- Experience working on data-processing or data-quality platforms where correctness, traceability, and operational stability are critical.

- Comfort operating in cross-functional environments with product, data, and partner engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable production solutions.

SCREENING/SUBMITTAL PROCESS:

- Required qualification call with a recruiter

- Required updated resume (Word format)

SCREENING QUESTIONS?

- Candidates should be prepared to discuss past experience designing and operating production systems, particularly event-driven or data-processing services.

- Be ready to walk through system design decisions, integration approaches, rollout/canary strategies, and how reliability and operational readiness were ensured.

- Behavioral examples demonstrating ownership, cross-team delivery, and handling ambiguity are recommended.

INTERVIEW PROCESS: x2-3 total interviews (virtual)

- Behavioral interview (ownership, delivery, cross-team collaboration)

- Experience deep dive on past systems/projects

- Technical discussion focused on distributed systems, integrations, and data processing

- Hiring manager conversation (scope, expectations, working style)

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.