Staff Software Engineer

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💎 Seniority level: Staff, 7+ years

📍 Location: United States of America

💸 Salary: 180000.0 - 229000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: FinTech

🏢 Company: joinroot

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 7+ years

🪄 Skills: Backend DevelopmentLeadershipProject ManagementSoftware DevelopmentRuby on RailsCross-functional Team LeadershipCommunication SkillsAgile methodologiesRESTful APIsExcellent communication skillsSoftware Engineering

Requirements:

7+ years as a software engineer
3+ years leading software teams
Expertise in Ruby on Rails
Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains
Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders

Responsibilities:

Co-lead your team with your Engineering Manager, helping to coach, model for and grow the other team members.
Partner with Product, Data Science, Analytics, and experts in the Insurance group to set the strategy for the quarters to come
Identify and socialize important technical initiatives that increase the effectiveness of our products, systems, and teams
Contribute code strategically each development cycle to advance the impact of the team
Lead by example in incident response ensuring we take action to continuously improve the resiliency of our systems
Coordinate with Staff Engineers across the organization to establish and evangelize standards and best practices

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