Atticus is hiring a
Principal Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a senior engineering leader at Atticus, a fast-growing startup that connects people in crisis with legal aid. The role involves leading the effort to scale the product's tech stack, focusing on building a highly performant, intuitive, and secure client experience. The team is diverse and committed to building a strong culture.

Requirements

• You've been the best engineer in the room before and you know how to get others there
• You've led engineering teams with success on highly critical products
• You’ve been leading engineering teams for 5+ years

Responsibilities

• Help your team design, build, and operate Atticus’ APIs with a focus on performance and reliability
• Plan roadmaps 3-6 months ahead but are deeply engaged on week to week operations
• Evaluate storage technologies and methodologies with an eye toward scalability and performance
• Architect, design, review, and test code in a collaborative environment with other software engineers
• Leverage your team as multipliers for your skills to create excellent products and services
• Train other technical leaders on the team to do as you do

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance with 100% of employee premiums covered
• 15 vacation days & 16 paid holidays each year
• Free membership to OneMedical
• $1,000/year reimbursable stipend for education and training outside of work
• $600/year reimbursable stipend for internet service
• Up to $1,200/year student loan repayment assistance
• 401(k) and optional HSA
• Free snacks, drinks, weekly lunches, and regular team dinners/events/retreats
• Humble, thoughtful, smart, fun colleagues