Alation is a leader in AI-powered data intelligence, helping organizations drive analytics, cloud transformation, and data governance. The Software Engineer III role offers high ownership and impact on business-critical components.

Company: Alation

Role: Software Engineer III

Location: IND-CHENNAI | Hybrid

Experience:

5+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and shipping software products and/or n-tier services

Key Skills:

Python
React
Typescript
AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code or similar)
Micro-services

Qualification:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar

Role Focus: • Own the design, development, and optimization of features and services • Solve challenging technical problems with minimal guidance • Develop, maintain and evangelize scalable, maintainable, and resilient source code • Debug and troubleshoot issues efficiently, providing well-reasoned solutions • Evaluate and critically review AI-generated code for correctness, security, and alignment with team standards before merging

Additional responsibilities:

Actively use AI coding assistants to accelerate development from scaffolding features and writing tests to reviewing code and debugging
Leverage AI tools to iterate quickly, reduce boilerplate, and ship production-ready code at higher velocity
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have:

Experience with Airflow
Working experience in Kubernetes and/or Docker
Exposure to data modeling in RDBMS

Other:

Full time position
Alation is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer
Company provides reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants during the hiring process

Software Engineer III

Skills Required

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