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, Booking.com, 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 world’s 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 you’re 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.
We are entering a transformative era: the shift toward an Agentic SDLC, where AI agents and humans collaborate seamlessly to build better software. As a Software Engineer on this squad, you will help keep our high-scale integration infrastructure reliable and evolving, while beginning to explore how these same connective systems will serve the next generation of AI-driven workflows.
What you will do
- Deliver Features on the Integration Core. You will implement well-scoped backend features that keep our DevOps Platform integrations reliable and extensible — repository importing, binding, authentication, and webhook processing.
- Own Your Code from Local to Cloud. You will write clean, testable Java code and own your work from local development to production. You are responsible for the full lifecycle of the features you build. You will deploy to AWS, monitor service health through metrics and logs, and troubleshoot production issues to maintain high availability for our users.
- Enable Other Squads. You will contribute to the libraries and APIs that other engineering teams use to interact with DevOps platforms. Small improvements here have a multiplying effect across the organization.
- Contribute to Agentic Workflow Features. As the squad expands its integration surface to serve AI agents, you will contribute to these new capabilities — helping build and test the connectors and APIs that allow agents to consume Sonar context and act within DevOps platforms, building practical experience with emerging patterns like MCP.
- AI-Native Engineering. Use AI assistants pragmatically to speed up low-level tasks (boilerplate, refactorings, test scaffolding) while keeping full responsibility for architecture and quality.
- Collaborate & Grow. You will review PRs, write documentation, and participate in design discussions. You will learn from staff engineers on the squad and contribute your own perspective as you build expertise in your domain.
Experience and qualifications
Solid Backend Engineering (3+ years). You have a track record of building and maintaining backend systems. You write clean, testable code and care about getting the details right.
Java Proficiency. Java is our primary language. You are comfortable with the Java ecosystem and can navigate a large, established codebase effectively.
Cloud or Distributed Systems Fundamentals. You understand how services communicate in a distributed environment — REST APIs, message queues, async processing. You have hands-on experience with AWS (or equivalent cloud platforms) and are comfortable with deployment, logging, and observability basics.
Ownership Mindset. You don't just "take tickets." You own the delivery of your tasks, raise risks early, and ensure your work meets high quality standards before it reaches production.
Curiosity About AI and Agentic Systems. You are excited about where software development is heading. Experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) is a plus, but genuine curiosity and a willingness to learn is what matters here.
Ownership and accountability: You feel responsible for the long-term health and correctness of what you ship, whether written by you or generated with AI assistance.
Collaborative by default: You communicate with clarity, seek alignment early, and view candid feedback as a tool for growth.
AI-native mindset: You treat AI tools as collaborators — not oracles — validating their output, understanding their limits, and using them to focus on higher-value design and problem-solving.
Pragmatic and incremental: You balance architectural excellence with the need to deliver value quickly and iteratively.
Our Technical Stack
- Languages: Java (Primary), Python (AWS CDK), TypeScript (integrations, frontend)
- Infrastructure: AWS (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, SQS, RDS etc), Docker
- Integrations: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Jira, Slack
- Principles: Pragmatic code, SOLID, TDD, distributed systems
Additional comments
This role is based in Geneva. We are unable to consider candidates unwilling to be in Geneva, but we are willing to relocate the right candidate.
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 [email protected].
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.
We do not currently support visa candidates in the US.
Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.
What the Team is Saying
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Sonar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is positioned at 23 days for U.S. employees with additional days added at 5 and 10 years. Time off is highlighted as a strong aspect of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a 4% company match that vests from day one provides clear long‑term savings support.
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Healthcare Strength — Employer contributions are described at roughly 90% of employee premiums (about 60% for dependents) for medical, dental, and vision, alongside employer‑paid life and disability insurance.
Sonar Insights
What We Do
Sonar provides the essential verification layer for the AI-driven development era, ensuring all code—whether human-written or AI-generated—is code you can trust. Today, AI coding tools are generating explosive volumes of code. This has created an "engineering productivity paradox" : faster code writing doesn't automatically lead to faster, safer software delivery. The new bottleneck is verification. Sonar solves this. Integrating code quality and code security into a single platform (SonarQube), Sonar is the foundation for high performance software engineering, analyzing over 750 billion lines of code daily to ensure applications are secure, reliable, and maintainable. As an independent verification platform, Sonar enables organizations to securely develop at the speed of AI. We are driven by a deep belief in our people, a commitment to excellence, and an unwavering dedication to delivery. We operate as a united group where our collective success is the sum of each individual's contributions. Our company culture is driven by the values of CODE: Committed, Obsessed, Deliberate & Effective. This mindset reflects our culture of creativity, collaboration, and pride in the work we do. Rooted in the open source community, Sonar’s solutions support over 35 programming languages, frameworks, and infrastructure technologies. Today, Sonar is used by 7M+ developers worldwide, including ServiceNow, Booking.com, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company. Sonar is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with additional offices in Austin, Texas; Bochum, Germany; London, Singapore, and Tokyo. The company is rapidly growing with over 800 employees! Join us in our mission to solve the trillion-dollar challenge of bad code!
Why Work With Us
We are a product-first company, with a people-first culture. Every employee has the opportunity to grow and learn. We promote from within, provide regular feedback and professional development opportunities, value the right to fail along with respect and kindness and work with team members to achieve their full potential.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
At Sonar, we require employees to come into the office 3 days/week.
