About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Telecommunications.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

---

Role overview

Confidential Client is hiring an Associate Software Engineer to join a platform engineering team focused on modernizing and building cloud-native solutions that prioritize scalability, reliability, automation, and operational efficiency. This early-career engineering role will contribute to design, development, testing, and deployment of services used in highly available environments and will provide hands-on exposure to Java, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, microservices, observability, search technologies, and AI-driven automation.

This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office (Frisco, TX).

---

What You’ll Do

• Develop and implement software and platform services to meet customer requirements in scalable, highly available environments.
• Design, build, test, and maintain software using modern engineering practices and object‑oriented languages (Java preferred).
• Work with containerization and Kubernetes to deploy and support cloud-native applications.
• Collaborate with platform, data, and application teams to build automation that reduces manual work and improves operational efficiency.
• Contribute to AI and automation initiatives by developing intelligent workflows, tools, scripts, or applications.
• Participate in the implementation and upkeep of microservices-based architectures and distributed systems.
• Use logging and observability tools to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance.
• Help implement search, caching, and data retrieval solutions to improve application responsiveness and scale.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation including design notes, system diagrams, and runbooks.
• Share ideas for continuous improvement and support other duties/projects as assigned.

---

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent.
• Up to 2 years of technical engineering experience is preferred for this level.
• Strong fundamentals: data structures & algorithms, object-oriented programming, REST APIs, testing/debugging.
• Familiarity with version control tools (Git) and source code management.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills; ability to work well on a team.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Willing and able to work in the Frisco, TX office at least 3 days per week.
• May require up to 5% travel based on business needs.

---

Preferred skills & technologies

• Java development and full-stack fundamentals.
• Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Microservices and distributed systems concepts.
• Search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch) and caching strategies.
• Observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Prometheus).
• CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling.
• Experience with AI/automation concepts, intelligent workflows, or agent development.
• Experience from internships, academic projects, hackathons, or open-source contributions is welcome.

---

Compensation & benefits

• National base pay range: $66,900 - $120,600 (base salary; actual pay depends on location, experience, and qualifications).
• Total target cash earnings opportunity: $73,590 - $132,660 (includes base + target incentive).
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, parental leave, employee stock programs, tuition assistance, and more.
• Additional perks may include discounts on services, family support benefits, and professional development opportunities.

---

Additional information

• This role reports to engineering leadership and works closely with cross-functional platform teams.
• Confidential Client is committed to reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the hiring process, please notify Careertakes.
• Applicants may be asked to complete coding assessments, technical interviews, and reference checks as part of the process.

---

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.