Software Engineer (Success Engineering)

General Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the application development team to maintain, enhance, and scale the product for enterprise use.
• Design and develop scalable, high-performance solutions using cloud technologies and containerization.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, following SOLID principles and best practices.
• Write well-designed, testable, and efficient code with a strong emphasis on Test-DrivenDevelopment (TDD), ensuring comprehensive unit, integration, and performance testing.
• Ensure software designs comply with specifications and security best practices.
• Contribute ideas to improve application maintainability and performance under the guidance of senior engineers.

Specific Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and ship product features end-to-end—spanning UI components, RESTful APIs, and cloud infrastructure—with increasing autonomy and technical ownership
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, highly available systems using Amazon Web Services, Docker, and Terraform
• Establish and maintain software quality through robust CI/CD pipelines, comprehensive test automation, and code quality standards
• Investigate and resolve production issues, conducting thorough root cause analysis and implementing preventive solutions and performance optimizations
• Monitor production systems, triage alerts/incidents, and drive root cause analysis through to resolution
• Act as a frontline responder for customer-reported issues—own the problem until the customer is unblocked and the system is stable
• Apply system design patterns including micro-service architecture and ild reliable, scalable solutions
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and sprint planning, contributing to technical excellence within the team

AI-Powered Development Responsibilities

• Integrate AI-powered tools like Anthropic Claude and frameworks to enhance code quality and development efficiency.
• Utilize AI-driven analytics to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system performance.
• Implement AI-based security measures to proactively detect and mitigate potential threats.
• Leverage AI for automated testing and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)processes.
• Support the adoption and effective use of AI agents for automating repetitive development, deployment, and testing processes within the engineering team.
• Utilize AI-assisted debugging platforms to accelerate issue identification and resolution in production environments.
• Apply advanced prompt engineering techniques to generate infrastructure backend service scaffolding
• Evaluate and implement agentic AI tools that enhance developer workflows, including automated test generation, intelligent code review assistance, and deployment automation

As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work. Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress. www.deltek.com

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The Deltek Engineering and Technology team builds best-in-class solutions to delight customers and meet their business needs. We are laser-focused on software design, development, innovation and quality. Our team of experts has the talent, skills and values to deliver products and services that are easy to use, reliable, sustainable and competitive. If you're looking for a safe environment where ideas are welcome, growth is supported and questions are encouraged – consider joining us as we explore the limitless opportunities of the software industry.

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from an Indian University
• 3-5 years of professional software development experience, preferably in a product company
• One year of AI/ML experience
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages such as JavaScript, C#, or Python
• TypeScript/React development: React 18+, hooks (useState, useEffect, useContext), WebSocket clients
• Demonstrated experience building and deploying web applications, with frontend and backend development
• Strong hands-on experience of cloud platforms (AWS mandatory), including scalability and enterprise cloud.
• Solid grasp of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
• Experience with security best practices in web and API development.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Strong database experience, focused on query optimization
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for code quality and system reliability—you don't wait to be asked to fix something you notice is broken
• Self-directed learning ability with capacity to independently research
• Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills for technical discussions
• Customer-first mindset

AI-Specific Qualifications

• Practical experience with prompt engineering and LLM response optimization
• Knowledge of AI-driven development tools and platforms such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot in Agentic Mode.
• Knowledge of AI-based security protocols and threat detection systems.
• Experience integrating GenAI or Agentic AI agents into full-stack workflows (e.g., using AI for code reviews, automated bug fixes, or system monitoring).
• Demonstrated proficiency with AI-assisted development tools and prompt engineering for code generation, testing, or documentation.

Mandatory Experience:

• Hands-on experience with AWS services—Lambda, EC2, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS
• Practical knowledge of containerisation (Docker) and infrastructure as code.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL, including query optimization and schema
• Frontend development experience with React or similar modern frameworks
• Backend API development using Node.js
• Comfortable reading/writing Python for scripting and automation
• Experience with micro-services architecture and distributed systems
• Active use of GenAI tools (ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Claude, Codeium, etc.) in your development workflow
• Track record of implementing AI-powered features or intelligent automation

What Sets You Apart

• Prior experience in a support/on-call or SRE-adjacent rotation
• Experience debugging live production issues, not just local/staging environment
• Curiosity about system reliability, observability, and incident response practices
• Enthusiasm for staying current with emerging technologies, particular

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