Principal Software Engineer

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💰 $45M Series C on 2019-06

Description

• Collaborating with other teams and engineers across engineering to understand the customer experiences we want to provide and explore how we can approach those problems • Pairing with others to help them level up and unblock them technically • Spikes or Proof of Concepts to determine feasibility and risks around a new idea • Point out security concerns or other risks around current or new features with pragmatic solutions to mitigate them • Advise on developing new or current features in Ruby on Rails and Go • Respond to issues or bugs that may be escalated or may need escalation • Run the Architectural Review Board meeting as a way to encourage cross-collaboration and productive idea exchange • Explore current architecture to provide a deeper understanding of its current state to other engineers • Align with fellow engineering managers and leadership tackling cross-department needs

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in building web applications • Significant experience in Ruby on Rails and Go • Proficient understanding of how to write, analyze and optimize PostgreSQL • Digs into overall system architecture to understand how all the parts and pieces connect and helps use that information to inform technical approaches and decisions • Excellent oral and written communication skills. Encourages over-communication within teams to reduce inefficiencies and ensure clarity. • Experience working in a distributed team and with a modern tech stack. • Approachable, organized, accountable. • Comfort and ability to operate in a remote environment while effectively pursuing both independent work and collaborative work

Benefits

• Competitive pay + participation in employee stock option plan. • Comprehensive health, dental, + vision coverage • Six weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, and an additional 6 weeks for parents giving birth • Remote First Company, you can work anywhere within the US • Unlimited and flexible PTO. We believe balanced, happy, relaxed people do better work