Agentic Software Engineer (fmd)
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Job Summary
Who is Sonar
Sonar is driving the future of agent-centric software development. As the leader in AI code review and verification we solve a critical problem: ensuring that software generated by AI-assisted developers or autonomous agents is reliable secure and maintainable.
Integrating seamlessly with Claude Code Codex Cursor GitHub Copilot Gemini and Devin we help over 75% of the Fortune 100 build trusted reliable compliant software. Customers who use Sonar are 44% less likely to report an outage due to AI-generated code.
We believe code verification is the critical missing link in the Agent-Centric Development Cycle (AC/DC). Industry giants like Nvidia ServiceNow Goldman Sachs AstraZeneca and Ford Motor Company count on us to provide independent explainable consistent review and governance of their AI-generated code via products like:
SonarQube: The worlds leading AI code review and verification platform.
SonarQube Foundation Agent: Currently topping the leaderboards for agentic software repair.
SonarSweep & Sonar Context Augmentation: Providing the enterprise-grade context and constraints agents need to be truly effective.
Our team operates across global hubs in Austin Bochum Dubai Geneva London Singapore Tokyo and Washington D.C. We move with a mindset we call CODE:
Committed to our customers and community.
Obsessed with quality.
Deliberate in our decisions.
Effective as one team.
With over $400M in revenue and profitable fast-paced growth we are building the backbone of the AI software revolution. If youre hungry to have an impact want to build at a fast pace and ready to work at the forefront of AI we want to hear from you.
Spend the majority of your time (roughly 70%) designing building and iterating on agentic tooling: orchestration tool-use context management and evaluation harnesses for autonomous code-modification agents.
Build and refine the verification layer that gates what agents are allowed to ship automated test generation regression detection static analysis (using our own SonarQube) and human-in-the-loop checkpoints where warranted.
Spend the remainder of your time (roughly 30%) hands-on in our Java/Spring codebase: reviewing agent-generated pull requests fixing what they get wrong and feeding those lessons back into the tooling.
Partner closely with the Server Cloud Platform and value-stream squads whose domains youre migrating earning their trust and buy-in matters as much as the code itself.
Contribute to the Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and standards that govern how the Unified Core evolves.
Track and evaluate emerging agent frameworks and techniques bringing back whats genuinely useful as distinct from whats just hype for accelerating engineering across Sonar.
Hands-on experience building or operating multi-agent or LLM-agent systems in a real production setting not just prompting a coding assistant but designing the orchestration tool-use and guardrails around autonomous agents.
Experience building evaluation or verification systems for AI-generated changes: automated testing static analysis regression detection or comparable safety nets for code you didnt personally write.
Strong software engineering fundamentals in Java and Spring (or a comparable JVM/enterprise stack) enough to read a large mature codebase critically and tell good architecture from bad.
A track record of owning complex ambiguous technical problems independently and driving them to resolution this is an R&D-flavored role inside a production platform team and youll be shaping the playbook not following one.
Experience influencing engineers and squads you dont manage the migrations youll enable depend on their trust as much as on your code.
- Pension Scheme: 1st Pillar (Unterstützungskasse): Automatic financed by Sonar 3% of gross salary an additional benefit in addition to your salary.
- Pension Scheme:2nd Pillar (bAV): Voluntary 15% contribution by Sonar from social security savings.
- We encourage usage of our robust time-off allocations with 28 PTO days for our employees based out of the Geneva region plus additional days based on seniority and circumstances.
- Sonar recognizes holidays on working calendar days. If the holiday date occurs on a Saturday we will recognize the day on the preceding Friday. If the holiday date occurs on a Sunday we will recognize the day on the following Monday.
- Public transport reimbursement of 60% for annual subscription.
- Generous discretionary Company Growth Bonus paid annually.
- Global workforce with employees in 20 countries representing 35 unique nationalities.
- We have an annual kick-off somewhere in the world where we meet to build relationships and goals for the company.
We value diversity equity and inclusion
At Sonar we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds perspectives and cultures. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
If you need any accommodation please reach out to us at emailprotected.
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.
Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.
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About Company
Bad code is risky business. AI-generated or written by humans, Sonar ensures top-tier code quality & security. Protect your organization from bugs and vulnerabilities that jeopardize customer trust, damage your reputation, and undermine developer experience.
