Software Engineer

Impact & Scope

• Project Delivery: Realize impact by making core contributions to project tasks and ensuring they align with business goals.
• System Design: Play a key role in driving improvements to system design and architecture, proactively identifying issues before they reach customers.
• Best Practices: Contribute to the implementation of engineering standards and best practices across the organization.
• Collaboration: Foster a culture of mutual support, knowledge sharing, and teamwork.
• Technical Craft & Architecture
• Backend & Systems
• Language Proficiency: Competently design and implement services with proficiency in at least one of our core backend languages: Go, Java, or Node.js.
• Scalability: Skilled at identifying potential bottlenecks and implementing solutions to improve system performance and reliability.
• Cloud Exposure (Nice to Have): Willingness to learn or existing exposure to Kubernetes and Terraform/IaC to assist in deploying and managing components.

Frontend & Experience

User Interface: Develop responsive and efficient frontend components using React and TypeScript.

- Design Patterns: Effectively apply design principles and patterns to create robust systems that bridge the gap between frontend and backend.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Ownership

Lead the development of features or components from design and implementation to deployment with minimal supervision.

- Anticipate roadblocks and ensure timely delivery of impactful tasks.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

Support and guide junior engineers to improve their coding, architecture, and problem-solving skills.

- Conduct PR reviews and participate in interviewing to help build a talented team.

- Proactively share knowledge to help the team operate more efficiently.

Autonomy & Problem Solving

Complete tasks of moderate scope and difficulty end-to-end with minimal supervision.

- Research potential solutions to technical challenges independently before seeking assistance.

- Contribute to architectural discussions and suggest solutions that optimize maintainability.

Qualifications & Experience

• Software Fundamentals: A strong grounding in engineering fundamentals and practical experience across the software development lifecycle.
• Technical Stack:
• Languages: Proficiency in TypeScript and at least one of Go, Java, or Node.js.
• Frontend: Strong working knowledge of React.
• Infrastructure (Bonus): Exposure to Kubernetes or Terraform is a plus but not mandatory.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to establish strong working relationships with peers and communicate technical concepts clearly.