Senior Software Engineer

A U.S.-based company that is developing a world-class social change platform with a multinational user base is looking for a Senior Software Engineer. The engineer will be in charge of the technical project management and refactoring. The company is determined to bring about lasting social change in the world and helps users to learn about active social change campaigns around the world. The company has managed to securely raise $70mn+ during their Series D round of funding. This position requires a significant overlap with the PST time zone and will be a full-time role. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain and perform basic upgrades on the website
• Support the existing team and work in close collaboration with each other
• Create and provide the users with new features
• Scale up current features to accommodate rising usage
• Work in all stack layers, including front-end, back-end, and infrastructure
• Participate in ongoing improvement
• Work in a setting that supports agile development
• Encourage knowledge sharing through coaching and mentoring
• Work daily with the product manager, engineers, and UX designers

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 4+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer
• Extensive experience working with React, Agile, Elixir, and GraphQL
• Nice to have some experience with Unit Testing
• Proficiency with different testing tools and methodologies
• Demonstrable experience with Git or other distributed version control systems
• Extensive knowledge of APM or browser development tools
• Experience designing and building performant systems.
• Familiarity working with SQL and data stores, preferably with MySQL, Redis, and Redshift
• Nice to have some experience with Extreme Programming practices and Test-driven development
• Prior experience working, or integrating, with payment gateways (Braintree, Stripe) is preferred
• Nice to have some experience with testing libraries Mocha, GraphQL, React Testing Library, Jest, Sinon.js, and RSpec
• Prior experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, and Ruby is desirable
• Experience working with Agile methodology is nice to have
• Previous experience leading a team, teaching, and mentoring is desirable
• Nice to have some experience with the AWS suite
• Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written