[USA] Senior Software Engineer

Do you thrive in environments where you are empowered to make impactful decisions and bring clarity to complex problems? Do you want to be part of a fast-moving high-growth company? Come and join us at Spectrum Effect!

Spectrum Effect’s mission is to solve the most challenging and costly problems in the wireless industry through innovation and AI-powered automation. Our team is passionate about creating disruptive technologies, developing solutions with engineering excellence, and delivering substantial value to our customers. Deployed by leading mobile operators across the globe, our Spectrum-NET software solution performs automated AI-driven analysis of radio access networks. Spectrum-NET is a cloud-native, horizontally scalable solution based on a Kubernetes-orchestrated microservices architecture.

Our 60+ person team is located primarily in Seattle (U.S.) and Monterrey (Mexico), with team members enjoying ownership in our private company through stock options and competitive salaries. This is an amazing opportunity to join an emerging leader in the AI automation space and make a real impact on the mobile industry.

As a Software Engineer at Spectrum Effect, you will design and develop cutting-edge software components, leveraging a modern software stack within a fast-paced, microservices-oriented architecture. Utilizing tools such as Python, Java, and Kubernetes, you will address complex challenges and contribute to sophisticated systems. We highly value critical problem-solving skills, expecting our team members to think analytically, tackle complex issues, and devise innovative solutions that enhance our technological offerings and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities
• Design, implement, document, and maintain low latency, near-real-time scalable micro-service applications running in a cloud environment.
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to ensure high-performance, top-quality software reaches production.
• Collaborate with other teams to collect feedback and continuously improve the quality of your software deliverables.
• Collaborate with architects to make technical decisions regarding database schemas, delivery, and solution architecture.

What you need to have:
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with Python.
• Great problem-solving skills, a strong hacking mindset.
• Implementation experience with numpy, Pandas, or other array processing libraries.
• Experience with implementing near-real-time, low-latency code.
• Strong debugging and profiling skills
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good understanding of REST APIs and microservice architectures.
• Experience with containerized software applications – Docker and (ideally) Kubernetes.
• Experience troubleshooting in Linux environments.
• Experience with NoSQL databases.
• Experience with distributed applications and message brokers like Kafka.
• Experience working with agile methodologies.

Nice to have skills:
• Experience with Apache NiFi, Celery and Pandas.
• Experience working with large volumes of data. Ideally timeseries data.
• Experience automating recurrent tasks with shell scripts.
• Experience with minimalistic Python web frameworks, like Flask or FastAPI.
• Production experience with NoSQL databases, like MongoDB or InfluxDB.
• Production experience with self-hosted Kubernetes.

Why Join Us

·  Dynamic Team: Collaborate with passionate experts driving real innovation in the telecom space
·  Career Growth: Work on high-impact problems with real ownership and visibility
·  Meaningful Work: Help shape the next generation of ML-driven network analytics
·  Attractive Benefits: Competitive salary, stock options, and a flexible work environment

This is a hybrid position. The candidate should be based in Seattle area.

Do you have the technical chops and product sense to help shape the future of wireless automation? Apply now—your next big opportunity starts here.