Senior Fullstack Software Engineer

Summary

Join Quorum, a fast-growing software company, as a FullStack Software Engineer in our Data development team based in Washington, D.C. You will contribute to delivering exceptional software for public affairs professionals, utilizing a full-stack approach with tools like Python, Django, PostgreSQL, AWS, and more. Your primary focus will be developing and maintaining data scrapers and spiders, ensuring efficient and accurate data collection. You will collaborate with the team to address performance and scalability concerns and adopt best practices. This role offers a remote-first environment with flexible work options and a variety of benefits. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in software development, proficiency in JavaScript, React, and backend languages, and experience with relational databases.

Requirements

• 5+ years of work experience at a company that produces software for end users as its primary function
• Professional experience in JavaScript and FE technologies like React
• Professional experience writing application code in backend languages like .Net, Python, Java, Go or Node.js
• Professional experience with any relational database such as PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle
• Familiarity with SQL queries and performant use of Object Relational Mapping frameworks like Django
• Care about the quality of code and a strong desire to build skills of those around through code review and mentorship
• Deep care about the code written and significant technical skills solving real-world problems or the drive to quickly develop them
• Interest in learning new development languages and platforms used by the wider team
• Highly-motivated self-starter who wants to make valuable contributions to a team from day 1
• Engaged learner who wants to expand skills, get hands-on, and find solutions to challenging problems
• Desire to work in a fun environment where real friendships can be formed with other professionals and a strong sense of belonging at a growing startup
• Willingness to pitch in where needed, from helping in recruiting to supporting customers
• Looking to join a dynamic team immediately

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data scrapers and spiders
• Ensure efficient, accurate, and reliable data collection from online sources in line with agreed-upon SLAs with clients
• Proactively uphold high data quality standards
• Collaborate with team members to address performance and scalability concerns
• Continuously research and adopt best practices in web scraping and data engineering
• Ship new code to production (First Week)
• Write code at several levels of the stack, from infrastructure to the API to the UI (First Month)
• Take ownership of an entire set of features and make decisions that impact many clients (First Six Months)
• Help guide the team as broad technical decisions are made impacting the stack, products, and company growth (First Year)

Preferred Qualifications

Interest in learning new development languages and platforms used by the wider team

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Standard Brazil holidays plus additional company-wide days off for team members to rest and recharge
• Free Subscription to the Calm App
• Free Subscription to LinkedIn Learning to support professional development
• Invest in Yourself Days - one designated day per quarter is dedicated to your professional development!
• Monthly Work from Home Stipend
• Mental and Dental Care by SulAmérica
• Virtual and in-person team events
• Mental Health stipend
• Alelo Food Voucher
• In company English classes
• Inclusion & Diversity Affinity Groups to support belonging
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Remote-first team with flexible work options