Associate Software Development Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

Job#: 3041743
Job Description:
Software Dev Engineer - Software Dev Engineer II
Location: Boston, Massachusetts (Onsite)
Compensation: $50 - $60 hourly
Role Overview
This is a temporary Software Development Engineer position on an Automated Decision Appeals project. You will join a small, fast-moving team building a full-automation appeals system from the ground up to meet new U.S. state regulations requiring human-mediated review of automated impactful decisions. The system must be code-complete by November 15, 2026, to go live by December 31, 2026. You will work with high autonomy alongside other SDEs, a technical program manager, and a compliance specialist.
Key Responsibilities

• Build the evidence assembly service that automatically retrieves decision data from automated decision-making systems via APIs and data lake access.
• Implement the progressive routing funnel (heuristic narrowing, GenAI classification, human-in-the-loop fallback) to identify which system made a decision.
• Write integrations between automated decision-making systems and a case management system.
• Build Lambda processors subscribing to DynamoDB Streams for event-driven case processing.
• Develop APIs for programmatic data retrieval and evidence packet assembly.
• Support intake form integration and audit trail implementation.
• Work under a hard regulatory deadline with high autonomy.

Required Qualifications
Education: A Computer Science degree or equivalent is required.
Experience: A minimum of 3 years of professional Software Development Engineer experience is required.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in Java and/or Python, hands-on experience with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, S3), REST API design, integration development, and experience building and shipping production services under time constraints.
Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming data pipelines.
• Familiarity with GenAI/LLM integration (prompt engineering, classification tasks).
• Experience with case management or workflow orchestration systems.
• Background in HR tech, compliance tech, or regulatory work.
• Comfort operating with ambiguity and making pragmatic tradeoffs under regulatory deadlines.

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