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Job responsibilities

  • Design and develop end-to-end cross-platform software applications
  • Collaborate on software development projects with the engineering, sales, and customer services teams
  • Communicate with the clients to define and incorporate user-defined features into application designs
  • Write code and scripts for applications, and take part in installation, maintenance, and testing
  • Make sure to optimize applications by integrating new technologies and upgrading existing features
  • Conduct app diagnostic tests and debugging procedures to improve code and re-design tasks
  • Ideate and generate new ideas for software development based on market trends
  • Maintain documentation of complete application development processes

Minimum requirements

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT (or equivalent experience)
  • At least 3+ years of application engineering experience (rare exceptions for highly skilled developers)
  • Extensive knowledge of multiple programming languages including front-end and back-end technologies
  • Strong understanding of software design and architecture
  • Hands-on expertise in different operating systems and platforms
  • Technical competency with a logical, analytical approach to problems
  • Significant expertise in computer networks, algorithms and basic CS fundamentals
  • Fluency in English language for effective communication
  • Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) with a 4 hour overlap with US time zones

Preferred skills

  • Working knowledge of databases, APIs, and third-party libraries
  • Ability to work in Agile/ Scrum environments
  • Great critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills

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How to become a Software Application Engineer in 2023?

Application engineers are professionals who design and improve specialty equipment and computer software. They work with departments of large corporations to refine clients' specifications and ensure that those specifications are met. Application engineers are problem solvers who work closely with the sales department and assist the customer service department by providing clear answers to technical questions about the functionality of products. They also present new ideas for implementing technology into existing products, as well as explain industry-specific jargon to clients.

As software developers, Application Engineers reap the benefits of some of the most advanced technology available. Working as a bridge between an organization's engineering teams and its customers, these engineers use customer input, needs, and sales information to design, or re-design, complex software applications, and programs. In a nutshell, their job is to improve the overall functioning of their client's software.

What is the scope of Software Application Engineering?

Careers in application engineering are highly desirable, as this field offers competitive pay as well as a high level of job satisfaction. Jobs in this field are often with computer design firms and software producers in order to service their external clients. These roles require someone with a broadly-developed skill set that can work well in a variety of industries.

What are the roles and responsibilities of a Software Application Engineer?

Application Engineers focus on designing or improving the technology or product of an organization. This position is extremely versatile and can be found in a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing, research, and health care. Application Engineers ensure that their clients' technical specifications are met by working with various departments within their organization, such as sales, manufacturing, and customer service through constant communication.
They also provide technical support for customers and assist with troubleshooting products. Application Engineers are creative thinkers who also address new ideas to be implemented into existing or new products to enhance business performance.
Software Application Engineer’s job responsibilities include:

  • Design and develop end-to-end cross-platform software applications
  • Develop software in collaboration with engineering, sales, and customer service teams
  • Consult clients on defining and incorporating user-defined features into application designs
  • Write code and scripts for applications, and take part in the installation, maintenance, and testing
  • Optimize applications by integrating new technology and upgrading existing functions
  • Diagnose and debug apps to improve code and redesign tasks
  • Ideate and generate new ideas for software development based on market trends
  • Maintain documentation of complete application development processes

How to become a Software Application Engineer?

Because this position necessitates a broad understanding of software development, most employers prefer candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or computer engineering. Furthermore, candidates with extensive experience in software applications engineering or other relevant fields are preferred.

Consider pursuing an internship during your studies to help you learn new programming skills and improve your existing ones. An internship also gives you hands-on work experience that will help you in your future career and introduces you to important contacts in your field.

Earn a suitable certification to expand your knowledge and impress prospective employers. Consider obtaining a software development credential that can attest to your abilities. To qualify, make sure you meet the requirements.

Here are some of the skills and methods you need to master to become a successful Software Application Engineer:

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Skills required to become a Software Application Engineer

Developers must start learning the fundamental skills that can get you high-paying Software Application Engineer jobs. Here is what you need to know!

1. Software Design

Software design is the process of transforming the product requirements into some suitable form, which helps a programmer in software coding and implementation. During the software development phase, the software design document is produced, based on the customer requirements as documented in the SRS document. Therefore, this phase is to transform the customer requirements into a suitable form (the design document).

2. Software Architecture

A software architecture is the organization of a system, including both its components, how they interact with each other, the environment in which they operate, and the principles used to design the software. In many cases, software architecture also includes the evolution of the software into the future. Components are designed for specific missions. The behavior and structure of the software impact decisions that need to be appropriately rendered and built for better overall results.

3. Knowledge of API

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, enable software applications to exchange data and functionality with other applications. They enable companies to open up their applications’ data and functionality to external third-party developers, business partners, and internal departments within their companies. This allows services and products to communicate with each other through a documented interface. Developers need to know how to use the interface to communicate with other products and services.

4. Computer Networks

A computer network is a system of interconnected computer devices that share resources and data. Computer networks allow organizations to exchange information and resources with varying degrees of efficiency, depending on their purpose and organization size. Developers applying for software application engineer jobs must be proficient in computer networks to secure a high-paying role.

5. Scrum Environment

A Scrum environment is the full context in which Scrum is being delivered within an organization and includes people, processes, platforms, and tools that promote successful delivery. Central to the Scrum environment is the Scrum Master, who ensures that Scrum processes are implemented and followed effectively and that the team embraces Scrum values and practices. A successful environment may change certain processes for a specific project or team dynamics; as a result, teams should work with an online project management tool that is adaptable to a variety of frameworks and methodologies.

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How to get remote Software Application Engineer jobs?

Developers are similar to athletes. They must practice effectively and consistently in order to excel at their craft. They must also work hard enough so that their skills gradually improve over time. In this regard, there are two key factors that developers must follow in order for that progress to occur: the assistance of someone more professional and effective in practice techniques while you're practicing. As a developer, you need to know how much to practice, so make sure you have someone to help you out and keep an eye out for any signs of burnout!

Turing offers the best remote Software Application Engineer jobs that suit your career trajectories as a Software Application Engineer. Grow rapidly by working on challenging technical and business problems on the latest technologies. Join a network of the world's best developers & get full-time, long-term remote Software Application Engineer jobs with better compensation and career growth.

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Turing's commitments are long-term and full-time. As one project draws to a close, our team gets to work identifying the next one for you in a matter of weeks.

Work from the comfort of your home

Turing allows you to work according to your convenience. We have flexible working hours and you can work for top US firms from the comfort of your home.

Great compensation

Working with top US corporations, Turing developers make more than the standard market pay in most nations.

How much does Turing pay their Software Application Engineers?

Turing allows its Software Application Engineers to set their own rates. However, Turing will recommend a salary at which we know we can find a fruitful and long-term opportunity for you. Our recommendations are based on our assessment of market conditions and the demand that we see from our customers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Turing is an AGI infrastructure company specializing in post-training large language models (LLMs) to enhance advanced reasoning, problem-solving, and cognitive tasks. Founded in 2018, Turing leverages the expertise of its globally distributed technical, business, and research experts to help Fortune 500 companies deploy customized AI solutions that transform operations and accelerate growth. As a leader in the AGI ecosystem, Turing partners with top AI labs and enterprises to deliver cutting-edge innovations in generative AI, making it a critical player in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

After uploading your resume, you will have to go through the three tests -- seniority assessment, tech stack test, and live coding challenge. Once you clear these tests, you are eligible to apply to a wide range of jobs available based on your skills.

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We, at Turing, hire remote developers for over 100 skills like React/Node, Python, Angular, Swift, React Native, Android, Java, Rails, Golang, PHP, Vue, among several others. We also hire engineers based on tech roles and seniority.

Communication is crucial for success while working with American clients. We prefer candidates with a B1 level of English i.e. those who have the necessary fluency to communicate without effort with our clients and native speakers.

Currently, we have openings only for the developers because of the volume of job demands from our clients. But in the future, we might expand to other roles too. Do check out our careers page periodically to see if we could offer a position that suits your skills and experience.

Our unique differentiation lies in the combination of our core business model and values. To advance AGI, Turing offers temporary contract opportunities. Most AI Consultant contracts last up to 3 months, with the possibility of monthly extensions—subject to your interest, availability, and client demand—up to a maximum of 10 continuous months. For our Turing Intelligence business, we provide full-time, long-term project engagements.

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Staff Software Engineer, AI


About the Client

Founded by engineers from  Stanford, Cisco Meraki, and Samsara, we are one of the fastest-growing Video AI companies in the U.S., transforming standard cameras into powerful AI tools that elevate safety, security, and operations for businesses nationwide. In just four years, we have processed more than 1  billion hours of video, and today ingest more daily new videos than  YouTube. Our industry-leading Video AI agents are changing physical operations and defining what video AI can accomplish for physical  operations. We are challenging and disrupting the $30 billion video surveillance market with a plug-and-play camera agnostic solution that is expanding use-cases beyond traditional security. Our approach has fueled fast adoption across 17 industries, powering nearly 1000  businesses and over 70,000 camera feeds. Our exceptionally talented team has created a high growth trajectory that has attracted almost $100 million in investment from top venture firms, including  Redpoint, Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer, StepStone and Qualcomm.



About the Role

We are looking for like-minded builders. We are an extremely passionate and ambitious team building a company designed to outlast our lifetime. No  matter the role or level, we’re looking for more teammates who share the same  high-performance mindset:

  • Relentless Drive: You have extreme ambition and something to prove. Challenges fuels you. Building isn’t just what you do; it’s who you are.
  • Builder’s Mentality: You  thrive on creating new solutions, not maintaining the status quo. If  you've founded a company, been employee number 1 - 20, or have run a  venture for over two years, we’re especially excited to meet you!
  • High Hustle, High Humility: You combine high IQ with high EQ, a low ego, and an unyielding work ethic that pushes you to be among the best at what you do.

Our cultural pillars guide how we operate. We:

  • Spend Strategically. We maximize resources and minimize waste.
  • Push for Progress. We make decisions, move fast, and celebrate action.
  • Obsess Over Customers: We remove friction and add value to create delight.
  • Trust Our Team: Respect, trust and collaboration are non-negotiable.
  • Act Like Owners: We say what we’ll do, and we do what we say, taking pride and responsibility in our work.
  • Never Stop Having Fun: We’re creating something epic, and we’re having fun doing it.


Who you are

  • You are self-motivated and accountable. You  excel with ownership and autonomy, producing high quality outcomes with  minimal direction and oversight. You have strong intuition on what's  most important to work on, and can focus on the most critical items.
  • You are a balanced visionary. You  contribute to strategy with an ability to see the big picture, while  also appreciating details with a drive to make meaningful, hands-on  contributions.
  • You are a humble expert. You  bring strong expertise and nuanced perspectives on the latest AI  technology, while staying open to new ideas and new ways of doing  things. You focus on getting it right in a team setting, rather than  being right.
  • You strive for the next level. You’re ready to stretch your impact and influence and are ready to take on larger scale challenges and/or act as a mentor.
  • You bring rich AI experience. You  have a strong background in AI, ideally with video processing  experience, however, experienced practitioners in AI can adapt as  necessary. You understand classic deep learning techniques, from YOLO to  transformer models to linear classifiers. Yet, you also have experience  with the latest AI foundation models, from embeddings to LLMs and  prompt engineering.
  • You are a creative thinker and problem solver. You  naturally think outside the box to solve new sets of customer problems,  even with few resources. You have a keen eye and technical frameworks  for setting an AI technical direction based on customer context.
  • You bring high-scale technical excellence. You  deeply understand software design, architecture, big-data processing  pipelines, and best practices on systems design + scalability, code  quality, and data/model design. You appreciate the finer details, such  as edge model optimizations, vector indexes and how they work, or how to  design a maintainable data schema. You’ve designed and led complex  systems, shaped multi-team architectures, and created frameworks that  prevent defects and improve validation across products.
  • You’re a debugging and operational excellence expert. You adopt observability tools, tackle unfamiliar codebases, and develop  resources like runbooks to prevent issues. You have an eye for  impending technical issues or optimization opportunities, and  architectural improvements that could be made to increase overall  engineering productivity.
  • You’re a technical leader. You  understand the skill and personal strengths of team members,  effectively mentoring them and placing engineers into the projects that  make them and the company successful
  • You bring 6+ years in software engineering, with significant expertise in AI plus a strong track record in high-quality system delivery.


Responsiilities

You’ll  play a critical role in advancing our capabilities, using your AI  expertise to drive innovative solutions for businesses with physical  environments—from manufacturing plants to car dealerships. Leading the  design and integration of AI-driven features, you’ll elevate both new  and existing products, focusing on scalable, real-world applications  that improve safety, operations, and efficiency. Working closely with  cross-functional teams, you’ll apply cutting-edge AI techniques to  transform video data into actionable insights that empower our clients.  By setting standards in AI reliability and performance, you’ll ensure  Spot AI’s product suite consistently delivers high-impact outcomes.



What excites you:

  • Working  on and thinking about the latest models across multiple domains, such  as Dinov2, CLIP, GPT4o/Gemini. Applying these models to real world  physical problems to enhance safety, operations, and efficiency.
  • Working  with a datastream of over 200k datapoints and embeddings a second,  wrangling this into actionable insights with fast and accurate queries.
  • Helping  to democratize and educate about the latest foundational models to  customers and team members, helping them share your vision of what AI  can do for the world.
  • Working with a global, several thousand  node distributed hybrid edge-cloud, processing millions of hours of  video a day.A place that gives you the room to learn from failure while  driving excellence.
  • Advancing our AI’s product capabilities  by applying cutting-edge AI techniques, helping transform video data  into powerful, real-world solutions for our clients.
  • Designing  and implementing AI-driven features across new and existing products,  with a focus on scalability and tangible value for diverse industries.
  • Diving  into complex challenges in video intelligence, using your expertise to  bring actionable insights to businesses in physical environments.
  • Collaborating  closely with cross-functional teams to build tools and frameworks that  set a new standard for AI performance and reliability in our industry.
  • Mentoring and guiding other engineers to foster collaboration and innovation that increase project impact.
  • A culture where hard work that drives great outcomes is expected, celebrated, and rewarded.
  • A place where you can make industry-wide impact and contribute to one of the most exciting technologies of our time

Offer Details

  • Full-time contractor (no benefits)
  • Remote only, full-time dedication (40 hours/week)
  • 6 hours of overlap with Pacific Timezone
  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
  • Dynamic and inclusive work environment focused on innovation and teamwork
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Senior Java Engineer – Snowflake Integration

Job Title: Senior Java Engineer – Snowflake Integration

Experience: 6–10 Years
Location: Gurugram
Work Mode: Hybrid (3 Days Work From Office)

Job Overview

We are looking for a Senior Java Engineer with strong experience in Java 17+, backend system development, and Snowflake integration, to build and maintain enterprise-grade data and transaction systems in the BFSI domain. The role involves working on high-scale, secure, and compliant platforms handling critical financial data.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java 17+
  • Integrate Java applications with Snowflake Data Cloud for analytics and reporting use cases
  • Build and optimize data pipelines between transactional systems and Snowflake
  • Design and consume RESTful APIs for internal and external integrations
  • Ensure data security, governance, and compliance as per BFSI standards
  • Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Collaborate with data engineering, DevOps, and product teams
  • Participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews
  • Support production systems and perform root cause analysis when required

Mandatory Technical Skills

Core Java & Backend

  • Strong hands-on experience with Java 17 or higher
  • Deep understanding of OOP, multithreading, concurrency, and JVM internals
  • Experience with Spring / Spring Boot
  • Strong experience building RESTful microservices
  • Experience with Hibernate / JPA

Snowflake & Data Integration

  • Hands-on experience integrating applications with Snowflake
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Snowflake architecture and data storage concepts
    • Virtual warehouses, databases, schemas
  • Experience using Snowflake connectors (JDBC/ODBC) from Java
  • Knowledge of data ingestion and transformation patterns
  • Understanding of SQL optimization in Snowflake

Databases

  • Strong experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL / Oracle / MySQL)
  • Advanced SQL skills and performance tuning
  • Experience handling large datasets and analytical queries

Cloud, DevOps & Tools

  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
  • Familiarity with Docker and containerized deployments
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Working knowledge of Linux environments
  • Experience with version control systems (Git)

BFSI Domain Experience (Mandatory)

  • Proven experience working in Banking, Financial Services, or Insurance
  • Understanding of:
    • Transaction processing systems
    • Data privacy and regulatory compliance
    • Security standards (encryption, access control, auditing)
  • Experience working on high-availability, mission-critical systems

Soft Skills

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
  • Ownership mindset and attention to detail

Good to Have

  • Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka / MQ)
  • Exposure to data warehousing or analytics platforms
  • Experience with Agile / Scrum environments
  • Knowledge of financial reporting or risk systems

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • 6–10 years of backend development experience
  • Strong Java 17+ expertise with enterprise application exposure
  • Hands-on Snowflake integration experience
  • Solid BFSI domain background
  • Willingness to work 3 days from Gurugram office
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10K+ employees
Core JavaSpring BootOOP+ 2
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