Lead Software Engineer

Summary

Join Mark43 as a Senior Software Engineer and build the next generation of cloud-based public safety software. You will take ownership of products and features, become a knowledge resource for your team, and build robust server-side solutions. Leveraging technologies like React, Typescript, Node.js, SQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch, you will implement solutions and have a meaningful impact. This role offers significant career growth opportunities. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience with Java/Node.js, a deep understanding of databases and Agile methodologies, and strong DevOps experience. Mark43 offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, stock options, and a full benefits package.

Requirements

• We are seeking engineers with at least 10 years of professional experience using Java/Node.js
• You should be comfortable utilizing agile development and thoroughly testing your own code
• Our codebase is large and complex, so we expect you to write clear, concise code and intuitive documentation to help other engineers understand your contributions
• Experience developing features built for the cloud and for scale
• Deep understanding of databases, automated testing, Agile methodologies
• Proficiency building and managing RESTful APIs
• Strong DevOps experience and be able to manage a product in the Cloud
• Deep experience designing and building out infrastructure for complex cloud-based software applications, preferably hosted in AWS, Azure or GCP
• Proven experience in building for scale in a B2B environment
• Knowledge of or prior experience with microservices architecture
• Commitment to providing support for more junior members of the team and developing cooperative working relationships
• Leaning in to contribute to the company outside your role - our engineers have written blog posts, attended events, and helped grow our team

Responsibilities

• Spent time working with a Product Manager to understand requirements for a new feature
• Building features using popular technologies including but not limited to: Node.js, SQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch
• Participate in on-call rotation and strive to continuously improve Mark43's customer experience
• End to end technical ownership of a product or subset of a product
• Improve architectural strategy of a front-end or backend area of the product to meet higher velocity needs created by our growing customer base
• Reviewed code submitted by other software engineers, and submitted your own code for review as part of our pull-request deployment process
• Spent time meeting with a Product Designer to explain technical constraints for a specific feature
• Collaborating with design and product teams to understand and document feature requirements
• Written clear, concise technical documentation to accompany your code that your teammates will trust
• Spent time testing out a new technology or taking part in a discussion on ways to improve our code base and engineering practices
• Nurturing an engineering culture that cares deeply about the quality of the code we write, while still working quickly to bring our technology to as many departments as possible

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in building a low-code platform is a huge plus
• Humble, open, and curious. You recognize that no one is perfect and you will be wrong, and you’re excited about listening and learning being a big part of your job
• Attentive, active listeners. You’re interested in what others have to say and illustrate your interest with your actions
• Resilience. You do not shy away from challenging work and you proactively help your team solve problems
• Enthusiastic collaborators. You understand that the best outcomes are achieved through shared ownership, and seek to spread knowledge and expand participation rather than restrict it
• Comfortable with uncertainty. You know that sometimes problems and situations can’t be simplified or fully understood, and are at ease working within this type of haziness
• Passionate about personal growth. You view mistakes as opportunities for learning, and want to grow as a designer, colleague, and person
• Eager to help others. You look for ways to provide support for more junior members of the team and develop cooperative working relationships

Benefits

Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a target base annual salary range of $185,000- $225,000, plus bonus opportunity, company stock options, and a full benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and a 401k plan