Software Engineer

Job description:

Software Engineer

Role Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable software applications and services.
• Build reliable, secure, and high-performing features across the software development lifecycle.
• Translate product requirements, technical specifications, and business needs into maintainable software solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, quality assurance engineers, and other developers to deliver features from concept through production.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, backend services, integrations, and data-processing workflows.
• Build responsive and user-friendly application interfaces when required.
• Write clean, modular, reusable, and well-documented code following established engineering standards.
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, sprint planning, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify root causes, and implement long-term corrective solutions.
• Improve application performance, reliability, scalability, observability, and security.
• Create and maintain unit, integration, and automated tests to ensure software quality.
• Work with relational or NoSQL databases, including schema design, query optimization, and data integrity.
• Support continuous integration and continuous deployment processes.
• Monitor deployed applications using logging, monitoring, and alerting tools.
• Identify technical debt and contribute to improvements in engineering practices, tooling, and developer productivity.
• Provide technical guidance and constructive feedback to junior engineers when appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and recommend improvements that support business and product objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or a related technical field.
• 3–5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming experience in at least one modern language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Go, or C++.
• Experience developing production-grade web applications, backend services, APIs, or distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and software design principles.
• Experience with modern application frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Spring Boot, .NET, Django, Flask, or similar technologies.
• Proficiency in designing, consuming, and maintaining RESTful APIs.
• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, or Oracle.
• Working knowledge of NoSQL databases, caching technologies, or message queues.
• Experience using Git and participating in collaborative development workflows.
• Familiarity with automated testing, debugging, code reviews, and software quality practices.
• Understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with Docker, containerized applications, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to analyze technical problems and deliver practical, maintainable solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a cross-functional Agile team.
• Demonstrated ownership of assigned features, defects, and production issues from identification through resolution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing or supporting microservices, event-driven systems, or distributed applications.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or other infrastructure and orchestration tools.
• Experience with cloud-native services, serverless architectures, or managed cloud databases.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization standards such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, or role-based access control.
• Experience with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, New Relic, or CloudWatch.
• Experience optimizing applications for performance, scalability, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Understanding of secure software development practices and common application security risks.
• Experience working in a product-based, SaaS, fintech, healthcare, e-commerce, or high-growth technology environment.
• Exposure to artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language model integrations, or AI-assisted product features.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or contributing to technical standards and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban.
• Experience taking features from initial requirement discovery through design, implementation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration.

Pay: $132,838.53 - $145,753.10 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flextime
• Food provided
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Snacks provided
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person