Staff Software Engineer

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💎 Seniority level: Staff, 10+ years

📍 Location: United States, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

💸 Salary: 200000.0 - 300000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Software Development

🏢 Company: Ontra👥 101-250💰 $200,000,000 Series B over 3 years agoLegal Tech Document Management Information Technology Legal Software

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 10+ years

🪄 Skills: Backend DevelopmentPostgreSQLReact.jsRuby on RailsSoftware ArchitectureAPI testingRESTful APIsData modelingSoftware Engineering

Requirements:

10+ years in software engineering
6+ years developing in Ruby on Rails
3+ years with React
Proven experience delivering features and solutions that have a direct impact on revenue growth, savings, or operational efficiencies.
Ability to tackle complex technical problems with creativity and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

Play a crucial role in helping Ontra explore and prototype solutions.
Contribute to discovering new solutions to problems.
Provide engineering prospective and help set engineering best practices.
Speak for Ontra's technology and engineering culture.
Help teams by doing the invisible and unneeded tasks needed to effectively ship software and proactively spot risks.

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