Remote Lead Software Engineer

Summary

LogRocket is a software company that aims to improve user experience on web applications. They are looking for a Full Stack or Backend Developer with 7+ years of experience in SaaS companies, familiarity with modern JavaScript-based applications, and experience in development environments with demanding scalability or availability requirements. The employee will work on projects such as designing a system to automatically detect user paths, building machine learning pipelines, and automating database scaling. Benefits include health, dental, and vision benefits, open vacation policy, parental leave, 401k, commuter benefits, stock options, team outings, flexible working hours and location, monthly employee gifts, catered lunches, and a fully stocked kitchen.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a full stack or backend development role, preferably with a SaaS company
• Experience with state of the art cloud technologies
• Hands-on experience building and redesigning highly available distributed systems
• Familiarity with modern Javascript-based applications and frameworks
• Experience in development environments with demanding scalability or availability requirements

Responsibilities

• Design a system to automatically detect the most common user paths across millions of events
• Implement a search backend that allows users to search in real time across billions of log entries
• Build a machine learning pipeline that automatically detects bugs in our users' apps
• Automate database scaling to improve operating cost while maintaining the ability to respond to traffic spikes
• Build a system that automatically recommends integrations for customers based on their toolset

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong collaborator who is transparent about progress on tasks, seeks feedback early and often, works effectively with the team to deliver on engineering estimates
• Proven success collaborating with leadership and cross-functionally teams to refine projects, plan and deliver high-quality work that aligns with our product roadmap and strategy
• Acts as a mentor to junior engineers and provides coaching to upskill other team members

Benefits

• Extensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• Open vacation policy - we all work hard and take time for ourselves when we need it, no strings attached
• Three months of fully-paid parental leave to any employee welcoming a child into their home
• 401k and commuter benefits
• Generous stock options - we all get to own a piece of what we’re building
• Regular team outings and activities
• Flexible working hours and location
• Monthly employee gifts
• For those in office, catered lunches throughout the week and a fully stocked kitchen with all your favorite snacks (healthy & non-healthy)