Remote Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Earnest as Senior Software Engineer, New Products, and contribute to shaping the future of our organization by designing and building systems that can quickly go from prototype to fully fleshed-out products. As a senior member of the team, you'll lead and influence technical decisions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and have the opportunity to take on diverse projects in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional development experience
• Experience with server-side concepts, e.g. microservices, database, caching, performance, monitoring and scalability
• Extensive experience with modern Node.js preferred
• Professional experience in React/Redux desirable
• Relevant data modeling experience and integration with databases such as PostgresSQL
• Strong understanding of distributed architecture patterns and microservice best practices
• Knowledge of optimization techniques like caching, compression, performance tuning
• Understanding of security best practices like encryption, access control, vulnerability management
• Experience designing, building and maintaining cloud-based applications (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)

Responsibilities

• Architectural Excellence: Design and build systems that can quickly go from prototype to fully fleshed-out products
• Rapid Prototyping and Delivery: Move quickly, embracing agile methodologies to deliver minimum viable products (MVPs) and proof-of-concepts (PoCs) in short iterations, allowing us to rapidly validate ideas and pivot as needed
• Innovation Hub: We're not just keeping the lights on; we're constantly innovating. From exploring cutting-edge technologies to improving development workflows, innovation is in our DNA

Benefits

• Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
• Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office
• Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
• Robust tuition reimbursement program
• $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world
• Competitive days of annual PTO
• Competitive parental leave