Senior Software Engineer-II

SurveyMonkey is seeking a full-stack Senior Software Engineer-II to join a dedicated engineering team in Portland, supporting customer-facing teams. The role involves working on frontend and backend projects for internal and external customers, including developing Help Centers, admin tools, and focusing on product abuse. Engineers contribute to the full application stack, from data storage to interactive JavaScript, iterating quickly in an Agile environment to build optimal solutions for users.

Must Have

• Build and maintain mission-critical web applications primarily in Python and React
• Own the development of new features, including crafting technical specs and writing extensible code
• Actively contribute new ideas for continuous improvement
• Collaborate with and mentor other engineers on best practices
• Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to build the best solutions
• Work in an Agile environment with frequent feedback and deployments
• 8+ years of experience in web application development
• Ability to design and implement a web application from the ground up
• Write complete, testable code with meaningful unit test coverage
• Write tech specs clearly explaining planned work
• Give and receive constructive feedback from peers and managers
• Architect new full-stack features, including DB schemas, back-end models, API endpoints, and front-end implementation
• Debug production software using application and server logs and monitoring tools

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid environment
• Thoughtfully designed offices
• CHOICE Fund to help employees thrive in work and life
• Opportunities for impact, meaningful connections, and career growth
• Company events

What we’re looking for

We’re seeking a full-stack developer to join a dedicated engineering team in Portland supporting customer-facing teams. Our team works on a range of frontend and backend projects for both internal and external customers. Our charter includes developing outstanding Help Centers to scale our customer support, admin tools to drive internal efficiency, and a focus on product abuse to create a safer customer experience, as well as projects to support major company priorities.

We’re looking for engineers who don’t just love solving challenging technical problems, but care about whom we’re solving these problems for. You’ll work alongside engineers and product managers, iterating quickly to ensure we build the best solutions for our users. Our engineers contribute to the full application stack, from data and schema storage to interactive JavaScript, and everything in between.

What you’ll be working on

• Build and maintain a mission-critical web application, built primarily in Python and React
• Own the development of new features, including crafting technical specs, writing readable and extensible code, and keeping tabs on post-release metrics
• Actively contribute new ideas to a team that is committed to continuous improvement
• Collaborate with and mentor other engineers on best practices
• Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to ensure we are building the best solutions
• Work in an Agile environment with frequent feedback and deployments

We’d love to hear from people with

• 8+ years of experience in web application development
• Design and implement a web application from the ground up
• Write complete, testable code with meaningful unit test coverage
• Write tech specs clearly explaining planned work
• Give and receive constructive feedback from peers and managers
• Architect new full-stack features, including DB schemas, back-end models, API endpoints, and front-end implementation
• Debug production software using application and server logs and monitoring tools.
• Strong backend skills, particularly in Python, and comfort working across the stack
• Proficient with React, TypeScript, and modern front-end tooling
• Comfortable integrating with internal APIs using REST and GraphQL
• Demonstrate proficiency with AWS, monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk, New Relic) and distributed queues (e.g. Kafka)

While this role is remote, it may require in-person participation. You will be encouraged to attend company events throughout the year. These events will take place at a designated office or location.

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Why? We’re glad you asked

At, curiosity powers everything we do. We’re a global company where people from all backgrounds can make an impact, build meaningful connections, and grow their careers. Our teams work in a flexible, hybrid environment with thoughtfully designed offices and programs like the CHOICE Fund to help employees thrive in work and life.

We’ve been trusted by organizations for over 25 years, and we’re just getting started. Our milestones include celebrating a quarter-century of curiosity with 25 acts of giving, opening new hubs in Costa Rica and India, crossing the threshold of 100 billion questions answered, and earning recognition as one of the Most Inspiring Workplaces across North America and Asia.

We live our company values—like championing inclusion and making it happen—by embedding them into how we hire, collaborate, and grow. They help shape everything from our culture to our business decisions. Come join us and see where your curiosity can take you.