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Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The Role

As Senior Software Developer with Xylem You will modernize critical business applications, design backend services, and build intelligent automation tools that make large datasets accessible and actionable. You will work within a large legacy PHP and Perl codebase while leading modernization efforts using contemporary programming languages, cloud technologies, and AI-driven tooling. Your work will strengthen platform reliability, scalability, and automation across the organization. This role is ideal for an experienced backend engineer who excels at solving complex technical challenges and transforming legacy systems.

Core Responsibilities

• Support and modernize legacy business applications while contributing to broader platform modernization efforts

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs that support data workflows and internal tools.

• Build AI agents and automation capabilities that improve data accessibility and accelerate decision-making.

• Develop backend components, scripting, and internal tooling using modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java, PHP, Perl).

• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to design secure, scalable solutions across AWS and internal datacenter environments.

• Implement best practices for version control, testing, deployment, and change management using GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.

• Analyze large datasets and produce clear, meaningful reports using data visualization tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend engineering.

• Experience modernizing or refactoring legacy applications and improving existing platforms

• Proficiency in backend development using languages such as Python, Go, Java, PHP, Perl, or comparable technologies.

• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining APIs (e.g., REST).

• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server (MSSQL), MongoDB, or similar systems.

• Proficiency with Linux, GitLab, and scripting or automation tools.

• Experience working in hybrid environments across AWS and onprem datacenters.

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.

• Excellent communication abilities and the ability to translate technical concepts for nontechnical partners.

• Understanding of change management processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting, maintaining, or modernizing PHP and/or Perl applications.

• Experience building AI or LLM-driven workflow agents using tools such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or comparable frameworks.

• Familiarity with data integration or workflow tools such as Smartsheet.

• Working knowledge of frontend technologies such as HTML and JavaScript.

• Experience with the Google Visualization API or similar data visualization tools.

• Background in system design, performance optimization, or scalable architecture.

Additional Information

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of working on a computer.

Work Environment

• Standard office or remote work environment.

• Collaboration with global or crossfunctional teams may require occasional flexibility in working hours.

Travel Requirements

• Minimal travel expected (0-10%), primarily for team or project collaboration.

Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.