Software Development Engineer 1 at iSpot in Bellevue, WA

Summary: iSpot is a company focused on helping brands deliver effective creative advertising by leveraging performance data and insights. The Software Development Engineer 1 role involves developing features for creative analytics and supporting testing and quality assurance processes. Responsibilities: - Develop small, well‑scoped features that support creative analytics, insights, and reporting workflows - Write unit, component, contract, and integration tests as part of feature development - Debug and validate your own code; document how features should be tested - Run all relevant test types (unit, integration, end‑to‑end, regression, performance) to ensure feature quality - Contribute to release readiness by reporting status and raising flags when needed - Collect and report metrics; assist in investigating incidents and alerts with guidance - Participate in root‑cause analysis for standard issues - Identify basic risks and dependencies with support from senior engineers - Author technical designs for small features or components - Apply classical data structures, algorithms, and resource‑management techniques - Collaborate with teammates to coordinate work and maintain strong follow‑through - Communicate clearly with your manager and small teams; escalate issues appropriately - Use AI tools (with guidance) to accelerate coding, testing, documentation, and code exploration Required Qualifications: - Some software engineering experience (professional, academic, or internship) - Ability to write clean, testable code and debug effectively - Understanding of unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing practices - Familiarity with release processes and CI/CD concepts - Basic experience with telemetry, metrics, or logging - Ability to analyze problems using standard data structures and algorithms - Strong communication skills and willingness to ask questions and seek guidance - Results‑oriented mindset with attention to quality and follow‑through Preferred Qualifications: - Languages & Environments: Golang, Python (Django/Flask), or Java (Spring Boot) - API Architecture: RESTful APIs (standard) and gRPC (modern alternative) - Server Logic: Authentication (JWT/OAuth), authorization - Relational (SQL): PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server for structured data - Non-Relational (NoSQL): Redis for caching - Querying: Proficiency in writing SQL queries and utilizing ORMs (like Prisma or Sequelize) Required Skills: Software engineering, Clean code writing, Debugging, Unit testing, Integration testing, End-to-end testing, CI/CD concepts, Telemetry, Metrics, Logging, Data structures, Algorithms, Results-oriented mindset Benefits: Participate in iSpot’s equity plan to receive stock options, Hybrid & Flexible Workplace Policy