Senior Software Development Engineer

Summary

Join OfferUp's Catalog team and play a key role in developing the infrastructure that powers efficient item posting for users. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will own features from concept to completion, setting the technical strategy, developing scalable microservices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will also mentor other engineers, participate in on-call rotations, and help maintain code quality. This role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong Java skills, experience with AWS and microservices, and a passion for continuous improvement. The position offers a competitive salary ($195k-$215k), equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional software engineering experience
• Experience performing data analysis and translating the results into business recommendations
• Experience in working with data-driven applications at scale
• Strong coding skills in Java(required), and any other modern programming language coupled with strong knowledge in object-oriented design and microservices architecture
• Experience with AWS and other Cloud infrastructures
• Hands on experience with real-time messaging systems
• Hands on experience in designing and building microservices and scalable distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of Data Structures and Object Oriented Design
• Hands on experience with load balancing, and handling large data traffic
• An insatiable desire and ability to learn
• You desire a fast moving, continuous flow development environment
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Develop a technical strategy for our team
• Develop highly scalable real-time microservices without compromising on reliability, latency, and monitoring
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features
• Collaborate with OfferUp wide engineering teams to surface common pain points, develop solutions and evangelize best practices
• Identify when to replace and when to rebuild legacy systems
• Support, mentor, and help other engineers in the team
• Participate in a reasonable on-call rotation with the rest of the team
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive features and assess timelines
• Help maintain code quality in existing applications
• Create solutions and/or frameworks that make other team members better and faster

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Agile development

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Healthcare savings and spending accounts
• Retirement savings benefits (401(k) plan with match)
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Paid time off for sick leave, family and/or medical leave, vacation, and 12 company holidays