Innovation Software Engineer L3

Overview

Frontdoor is reimagining how homeowners maintain and repair their most valuable asset – their home. As the parent company of two leading brands, we bring over 50 years of experience in providing our members with comprehensive options to protect their homes from costly and unexpected breakdowns through our extensive network of pre-qualified professional contractors. American Home Shield, the category leader in home service plans with approximately two million members, gives homeowners budget protection and convenience, covering up to 23 essential home systems and appliances.

Frontdoor is a cutting edge, one-stop app for home repair and maintenance. Enabled by our Streem technology, the app empowers homeowners by connecting them in real time through video chat with pre-qualified experts to diagnose and solve their problems. The Frontdoor app also offers homeowners a range of other benefits including DIY tips, discounts and more.

Summary
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We are looking for a curious and hands‑on Software Engineer (L3) to join our Innovation team. You will contribute to Proof‑of‑Concepts (PoCs) and, where needed, take features all the way through the full software development lifecycle — from design and coding to test coverage and production deployment. You will work alongside senior engineers to explore and validate new ideas, including AI‑assisted solutions.

The ideal candidate is self‑driven, comfortable with ambiguity, and eager to experiment with emerging technologies while maintaining production‑quality engineering standards.

Responsibilities
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• Participate in the design and development of PoC solutions and innovation experiments.
• Write clean, maintainable code following established coding standards and design patterns.
• Contribute to full SDLC activities: design, implementation, unit/integration testing, and deployment.
• Integrate AI services, APIs, and third‑party tools into application workflows.
• Write documentation and automated tests for code delivered.
• Debug and resolve issues across application code and integrations.
• Collaborate with teammates to turn ideas into working prototypes.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
• May assume other duties as assigned.

Required Skills
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• Proficiency in one or more languages:
  Python, JavaScript/Type Script, Java, Go, or similar.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and integrating third‑party services.
• Understanding of system design fundamentals and software development best practices.
• Experience working with data (SQL, APIs, data transformation).
• Ability to independently build prototypes and iterate quickly.
• Basic scripting skills in Shell, Python, or Ruby.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices, code management, and CI/CD.
• Hands‑on experience with AI/LLM APIs and prompt engineering techniques.
• Familiarity with LLM platforms and tooling (agents, function/tool calling, orchestration frameworks).
• Ability to be on call on a rotating basis for services owned by the team.

Preferred Skills
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• Experience in event‑driven or integration‑heavy systems.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS or similar).
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work comfortably in ambiguous, exploratory environments.
• Understanding of Git workflows including merging and conflict resolution.

Physical Role Requirements
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Be seated at a computer intermittently for up to eight hours a day. Move up to 10 pounds occasionally, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects. Sitting for long periods of time while using office equipment such as computers and phones. Repetitive motions using hands and digits; such as movement of wrists, hands and fingers while picking, pinching and typing during your normal working environment.

Minimum Education, Licensure and Professional Certification requirements
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Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Minimum Experience required (number of years necessary to perform role): 2+ years of experience required in backend or full‑stack software development.

Travel
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Up to 20%

This role pays between $85k to $120k, and your actual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, responsibilities, experience, and location.

Additional rewards and incentives are available for certain roles.

Our approach to benefits is holistic, and includes health, wellbeing and financial components including: insurance for medical/pharmacy, dental, vision, life, and disability, weight loss and smoking cessation programs, matching 401(k) and ability to participate in our employee stock purchase plan.