Software Developer II
AccuWeather Careers · State College, PA
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Jul 23, 2026
State College, PA
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend software developer role focused on building and maintaining systems that ingest, process, and distribute real-time weather data — including alerts and observations — at scale. The work involves designing database schemas, creating processing pipelines using Scala or Java with functional programming, and deploying services on cloud platforms. Suits engineers with 3+ years of backend experience and a grounding in relational databases and cloud environments.
Mid level · 3+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 57,500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 24,100–86,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title 'Software Developer II' maps to a Mid-level band; the 3+ years requirement and scope of independent delivery are consistent with Mid.
Scala and Java are presented as interchangeable alternatives ('Scala or Java') in the required qualifications; Scala is listed first and used as the primary skill name with Java in alternatives.
Cloud platform experience is required but the JD explicitly accepts any of Azure, AWS, or GCP as equivalents; 'cloud platforms' is used as the skill name with all three as alternatives. Azure and Microsoft SQL Server are separately listed as preferred (more specific/preferred cloud target).
Degree requirement: the JD states 'Bachelor's or Master's degree' as required with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so a Bachelor's is the minimum hard gate.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The role is open to fully remote candidates in addition to the State College, PA headquarters; remote=true reflects this.
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