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<h2>About Us<br></h2><p><strong>The Company: </strong>Dotdigital is a thriving global community of passionate, dedicated professionals, committed to the collective success of the organization and its clients. Our core principles of innovation, teamwork, and client-focused solutions drive us to approach challenges with a growth mindset and take ownership of our work. At Dotdigital, collaboration and curiosity pave the way for meaningful connections and learning opportunities with diverse peers. Our work environment encourages knowledge sharing, fosters exploration, and cherishes creative ideas. Combined, these guide us towards a shared vision in which brands around the world exceed customer expectations through the adoption of responsible marketing practices<strong>. <br><br></strong></p><p><strong>The Product: </strong>Dotdigital is an all-in-one customer experience and data platform (CXDP) that empowers marketing teams to exceed customer expectations with highly personalized cross-channel journeys. With Dotdigital, marketers can seamlessly unify, enrich, and segment customer data. Breaking down data silos, Dotdigital streamlines decision-making and paves the way for marketing creativity that delivers customer engagement at scale. With powerful AI capabilities, Dotdigital makes it easy to automate deeply personalized experiences across web, email, SMS, WhatsApp, chat, push, social, ads, and more.<br></p><h2>About the Role</h2><p></p><p>As a Software Engineer at Dotdigital, your role will involve:</p><ul><li><p>Designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions using C#</p></li><li><p>Contributing to event-driven architecture, particularly within the Kafka ecosystem</p></li><li><p>Supporting the integration of analytical data platforms such as Databricks and ClickHouse, working closely with the Data Science and Data Engineering teams</p></li><li><p>Managing and maintaining applications hosted on cloud platforms, including Kubernetes (AKS) and other Azure services, in collaboration with DevOps and ServiceOps teams</p></li><li><p>Participating in team reviews, code quality checks, and knowledge-sharing initiatives</p></li><li><p>Continuously developing your skills by learning new technologies and best practices</p></li></ul><h2>About You</h2><p>The ideal candidate is eager to learn and contribute as a software engineer.</p><ul><li><p>Solid foundation in programming with C#; any experience with Python is a plus</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with cloud computing platforms, such as Azure</p></li><li><p>Awareness or initial experience with event-driven systems and architectures, is beneficial but not required</p></li><li><p>Interest in learning about modern real-time analytical data platforms</p></li><li><p>Good problem-solving skills and a willingness to tackle new challenges</p></li><li><p>Effective communication skills and a proactive attitude, both when working independently or as part of a remote team</p></li><li><p>Willingness to take responsibility for your tasks</p></li></ul><h2>Why Us</h2><p><strong>Don’t just take our word for it - hear what your future colleagues have to say about working in our team:</strong></p><p><em>"As a part of the Platform Engineering team at Dotdigital, you're not just another engineer - you're an essential part of shaping our company's technological future. We value innovation and collaboration, and together we work on complex challenges while supporting each other's growth. It's a thrilling place to be, fostering an environment where you'll never stop learning and always feel like you're making a difference." John - Platform Engineering Director</em><br><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Opportunities</strong><br>Joining our Platform Engineering team, you'll have rewarding opportunities to:</p><ol><li><p>Shape the technical future of our applications</p></li><li><p>Champion continuous modernization of a large SaaS application</p></li><li><p>Work with very large volumes of data and tackle difficult scaling problems</p></li><li><p>Opportunities to work closely with Data Science team.</p></li></ol><h2>Interview Process</h2><ul><li><p>15min Screening Call with Team Talent</p></li><li><p>1.5 hour tech interview</p></li><li><p>Technical test if required</p></li></ul><h2>Some of Our Global Benefits</h2><ul><li><p>Parental leave</p></li><li><p>Medical benefits</p></li><li><p>Paid sick leave</p></li><li><p>Dotdigital day</p></li><li><p>Share reward</p></li><li><p>Wellbeing reward</p></li><li><p>Wellbeing Days</p></li><li><p>Loyalty reward</p></li></ul><h2>DEI commitment</h2><p>As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to equality in all its practices with regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. If you have any additional requirements or adjustments to assist an application then please don't hesitate to contact us and advise us how we can best support you.</p><h2>Legal statement</h2><p>No agencies/recruiters please. We are only accepting applications directly from the applicants. If you are a recruiter, please refrain from reaching out to our staff about this position. Anything contrary will be treated as unsolicited approach under the applicable data protection law.</p>

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