Software Engineer II
Indeed · Dover, DE
$100,000–$210,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Dover, DE
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend software engineering role on Indeed's Notifications team, responsible for building and operating CommsHub — an internal platform that delivers hundreds of millions of notifications weekly across email, SMS, push, in-app, and WhatsApp. The work centers on high-throughput, event-driven pipeline development using Kafka, modernizing legacy notification architectures, and adding AI-powered ("Agentic") self-serve features for internal product teams.
Mid level · 2+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (5)
The salary range spans multiple geographic pay tiers (Tier 1–5 across the US), from $100,000 to $210,000 per year; the figures reported here reflect the full floor-to-ceiling range across all tiers.
The job description does not specify a single work location or metro area — Indeed operates multiple US offices and this posting appears to be open across geographic tiers.
The minimum experience requirement is 2 years with a Bachelor's degree, or an advanced degree with no experience required; the role's scope and responsibilities align with a Mid-level engineer.
The posting lists 'Java/Spring, Distributed systems, Messaging and streaming technologies, Databases, Observability toolings, AI-assisted coding tools, Cloud services/computing' in the requirements section without a separate preferred/nice-to-have block. Kafka is explicitly called out in the role description as the core streaming technology. LLMs/AI coding assistants are mentioned as tools to use but framed more as a working practice than a hard gate, so they are listed as preferred.
The degree requirement states a Bachelor's in CS, Math, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 2+ years of experience — or an advanced degree without experience. Since equivalent experience is not explicitly offered as a substitute for the degree itself, Bachelors is recorded as the minimum hard requirement.
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