Senior Software Engineer

The Job

We are looking for a Senior full-stack software engineer (mostly javascript) to be responsible for creating and developing new software products and improving existing products. The responsibilities include computer science fundamentals, design knowledge, solid knowledge of the prototype design process, and strong written and verbal communication skills. It also includes understanding business needs and architecting software solutions to meet those needs. Ultimately, a good product developer should be highly innovative, motivated, able to problem-solve, and work well within a team.

What You will be doing:

• Architect and plan new features, taking ownership of those areas.
• Understand business needs and develop with other members of the team to meet those needs.
• Be able to help research developer tooling and package usage.
• Help newer developers learn and progress.
• Champion standards and best practices.
• Develop and dig deep into difficult tasks, as well as thoroughly review other developers' code.

What you will likely bring:

• 4+ years of Front-End Development with JavaScript or Web development (HTML, CSS)
• Experience with Front-End libraries like Angular, Vue, or React (React.js preferred)
• Previous use of Node with rest APIs (express, fastify, etc)
• Understanding of SQL and ability to write basic migrations and queries.
• Basic knowledge of using docker, Redis, and socket usage

What could set you apart: 

• Knowledge of ORMs (such as Sequelize), State management (e.g. Mobx, Redux, Zustand), data communication (e.g. sockets, redis, APIs), styling, and design (e.g. sass, tailwind).
• Comfortable being able to find solutions when not all product requirements are fully known.
• Experienced enough to be able to solve problems, but also to know when to ask for help when needed.
• Demonstration of "big picture" knowledge when developing features, including reusability, scalability, and security.