Senior Software Engineer II (L5)

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building production web applications in an agile, startup environment.
• Proficiency using Go or Ruby
• Experience working with systems at scale utilizing microservices, AWS services
• Interest in learning or exposure to event-based architecture
• Team player mentality: high collaborative, documentation-focused and recognizing how to balance asynchronous communications and virtual meetings
• A passion for solving complex technical problems in both new and legacy codebases.
• A mindset of leaving the codebase better than how you found it.
• Experience collaborating with multiple team members with varying experience levels to design and implement technical projects.
• Ability to work and problem-solve independently.
• A humble, collaborative, customer-focused, and highly curious approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities:

• Write secure, efficient, and high-quality code that adheres to best practices, such as encryption of sensitive data and input validation.
• Develop scalable and reusable code that promotes efficient development, such as creating reusable libraries and components.
• Identify areas for improvement in the codebase and take ownership of small-to-medium-sized systems, such as fixing bugs and optimizing performance.
• Quickly understand documentation and utilize testing techniques, such as unit testing, integration testing, and stress testing, to ensure high-quality code.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, such as providing regular status updates and actively seeking feedback.
• Adapt to roadblocks and proactively resolve issues, such as debugging and troubleshooting.
• Align work with customer value by using feedback to prioritize features.
• Balance priorities and seek guidance when needed to make informed decisions.