Software Engineer

A U.S.-based company that is developing an innovative SaaS platform that offers comprehensive solutions to help farmers tackle their business needs, is looking for a Software Engineer. The engineer will play a critical role in the business and will be in charge of proactively developing, designing, testing, and architecting solutions. The company is developing next-gen products and services that lie at the intersection of local food, farming, and technology that will help farmers increase sales, access more customers and save time. This position requires 6+ hours of overlap with the PST time zone. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Possess the ability to actively architect, create, develop, and test solutions while juggling a variety of challenging and conflicting technical priorities
• Juggle numerous intricate and conflicting technical priorities 
• Participate in ongoing training and education to gain knowledge of what it takes to launch a business
• As a trusted advisor and team leader, you must demonstrate critical thinking, a high level of technological inventiveness, and attention to detail
• Focus on quality, simplicity, maintainability, and performance when developing well-thought-out architecture and code
• Take into account and promote the viewpoints and experiences of your customers
• Take part in code reviews, which should also include testing and documentation
• Understand and adapt to new technology, tools, procedures, and processes as your responsibility
• Contribute to the performance, usability, and scalability optimization of our platform
• Establish the scope of work for upcoming releases in close collaboration with product owners
• Create and enhance tools, systems, and procedures for both small and large-scale testing
• Engage in daily self-driven learning and team problem-solving exercises to stretch yourself
• Develop a diverse set of technical and non-technical talents in line with the startup culture
• Take part in all stages of our products' development, including design, coding reviews, patent creation, testing, documentation, and deployment

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer
• 2+ years of full-stack programming experience with an object-oriented language
• 2+ years of experience using the most recent JS Frameworks to create responsive user interfaces
• Vast experience in overseeing the technical designs and implementation of incredibly flexible and scalable systems
• Passion for dynamically solving challenging software engineering puzzles
• Deep understanding of asynchronous concepts, methods, and data structures in software design
• Solid understanding of testing in any of the following areas: performance, security, privacy, accessibility, and localization/globalization
• Good decision-making, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities
• Capable of making decisions about the next steps and recognizing when management approval is needed for such decisions
• Ability to operate comfortably in a fast-paced startup setting while working without direction in unclear circumstances
• Strong communicator with the ability to convey and disseminate ideas to corporate executives without a technical background
• Prolific experience working closely with Node.js, React, Redux, and Webpack
• Some experience working with Stripe, Quickbooks, Heroku, AWS, Redis, and PostgreSQL is preferred
• Prior experience with large-scale data analytics and failure analysis is desirable
• Nice to have some recruitment experience while assisting the team in developing a team of excellent engineers who are pioneering SaaS in a niche market
• Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written