Principal Software Engineer

April 5

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💰 $15M Series A on 2022-04

Description

• Contribute as part of a cross functional agile team to build scalable APIs and web application features using Javascript/Typescript while meeting coding and security best practices. • Design and build software with an eye towards modular, extensible, and scalable design. • Participate in product discovery and lead design sessions with other members of the Product and Engineering organization. • Enhance existing development processes with best practices for continuous integration, testing, and deployment. • Act as a technical solution advisor to engineering and product management • Participate in production deployments. • Troubleshoot production runtime issues that may arise throughout the entire system. • Measure the effectiveness of new features, find and address performance issues, and drive continuous improvement. • Participate in electronic communication channels on a constant basis as part of your daily work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent work experience • 10+ years of relevant professional work experience • 5+ years NodeJS • 3+ years developing software on AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Cloudwatch, RDS, Fargate, etc) • 2+ years experience with modern front-end frameworks (Vue, React, Angular, etc) • 3+ years experience with SQL (preferably MySQL) • Extensive experience in Server side communications and integrations with 3rd party APIs • Skilled in leading projects and supporting less experienced engineers, encouraging a culture of innovation and continuous growth. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of effectively articulating technical challenges and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Proven ability to adjust to changing priorities, as is common in a startup environment. • Passionate about building great software with strong attention to detail and testing, ensuring quality without relying fully on a QA Engineer/Team for validation.

Benefits

• Become a key team member on the ground floor of a startup set to disrupt the background check industry and innovate digital identity. • 100% remote work environment with only limited required travel • Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, 401k, and EAP. • Take the time to Check Yourself - we have an unlimited time off policy. • The expected base compensation for this role is between $180,000 to $235,000 for work performed in the United States. Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include seniority level, experience level, transferable skills, education, location, business needs, training, and market demands. This range may be modified in the future.