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We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.\r\nJoin our team as a Senior Software Engineer!\r\nThis is a fixed hybrid role on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at HQ in Maple Plain, MN.\r\nThe Pricing Team at Protolabs is responsible for building and maintaining the intelligence that powers how we quote custom-manufactured parts. We operate at the intersection of a complex two-sided marketplace: when a customer uploads a CAD file, they receive an instant quote, even before we know which Manufacturing Partner will produce the part or at what cost.\r\nWe are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will design, develop, and maintain the systems that enable accurate, scalable, and reliable pricing across our product portfolio. In this role, you will own complex backend services at the intersection of business logic, data engineering, and platform reliability, directly impacting revenue outcomes and customer experience. You will also mentor other engineers, help shape architectural decisions, and work closely with Product and Data teams.\r\nResponsibilities\r\nDesign and develop scalable, high-performance backend services for pricing, including rate engines, discounting logic, and billing integrations\r\nOwn the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, code reviews, testing, deployment, and ongoing monitoring of pricing systems\r\nPartner with Product Managers, Finance, Sales, and Data teams to translate complex pricing strategies and business requirements into robust, maintainable solutions\r\nLead and influence architectural decisions while continuously strengthening the platform's technical foundation\r\nEstablish and uphold engineering best practices, including code quality, testing approaches, and performance standards\r\nMentor and support mid-level and junior engineers, fostering growth and technical excellence within the team\r\nTroubleshoot and resolve production issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement long-term preventive solutions\r\nMonitor system performance proactively, optimise query efficiency, and ensure pricing APIs consistently meet SLA targets\r\nEnhance CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and infrastructure-as-code practices to improve development efficiency and reliability\r\nWork closely with stakeholders to ensure pricing systems remain compliant with relevant regulatory and business requirements\r\nQualifications\r\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)\r\n7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend systems\r\n2+ years of hands-on experience working with pricing, billing, payments, or financial systems in a production environment\r\nProven track record of leading technical projects and mentoring other engineers\r\nProficiency in Python and/or C# for designing, building, testing, and monitoring production-grade systems\r\nStrong experience with relational databases (such as PostgreSQL or MySQL), including schema design, query optimization, and indexing strategies\r\nExperience designing and developing RESTful and/or gRPC APIs for internal and external consumption\r\nSolid understanding of distributed systems concepts, including eventual consistency, idempotency, retry strategies, and event-driven architectures\r\nBenefits\r\nWe offer a competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity\r\nIn addition, we offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:\r\nHealth Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan\r\nFlexible Spending Accounts\r\nHealth Savings Account (including employer contributions)\r\nDental and Vision\r\nBasic and Supplemental Life Insurance\r\nShort-Term and Long-Term Disability\r\nPaid caregiver leave\r\nYou will receive PTO + Holiday Pay + Wellness Hours + Volunteer Hours\r\n401k with company match and immediate vest\r\nEmployee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate\r\nMatching grants through Protolabs foundation\r\nAnd More!\r\nAdditional Information\r\nProto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.\r\nProto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.\r\nPhysical Demands: While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.\r\nWork Environment: Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in an office setting requiring normal safety precautions. 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Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.\r\nJoin our team as a Senior Software Engineer!\r\nThis is a fixed hybrid role on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at HQ in Maple Plain, MN.\r\nThe Pricing Team at Protolabs is responsible for building and maintaining the intelligence that powers how we quote custom-manufactured parts. 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