Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Loop as a full-stack Senior Software Engineer and contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of core products. This hands-on role involves building scalable solutions, improving technical excellence, and mentoring peers. You will work in a blended work environment, with options for working in Columbus, OH; New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; Los Angeles, CA; or fully remote. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience with PHP/Laravel, AWS Serverless, and Vue.JS, along with expertise in web application development and agile environments. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible PTO, parental leave, 401k, and more.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with PHP / Laravel, AWS Serverless, and Vue.JS on the front-end is preferred
• You have significant web development experience using modern tooling
• Demonstrated hands-on in-house expertise building web applications, backend services, and APIs
• You can evaluate technical decisions and understand the trade-offs involved in various implementation options
• You have participated in effective testing processes on previous teams and have opinions on how to create a quality-driven development process
• You have worked in environments with continuous integration and deployment and have contributed to scaling those processes
• You can share examples of how you have practiced test-driven and behavior-driven development, and how you’ve advocated for these practices
• You have worked and thrived in an agile development environment and can speak to the principles of agility, as well as the specific tactics you employed
• You can provide examples of crucial conversations, such as giving feedback to a leader, customer, or peer, and have made mistakes with humility and vulnerability
• You can share instances where you improved existing processes or systems and negotiated with your team or stakeholders to implement changes
• You have examples of situations where a team decision did not align with your preference, but you still fully committed to the direction and drove progress
• You’ve worked closely with product managers and design teams

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain web applications, APIs, backend services, and lambdas for the Loop product line, ensuring high-quality code and robust solutions
• Solve complex technical issues for our merchants, partners, and internal teams, ensuring an exceptional user experience
• Develop automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability
• Contribute to maintaining a healthy, continuous integration and deployment process
• Participate in assessing and making recommendations for engineering best practices to ensure effective scaling, contributing to long-term system scalability and stability
• Contribute to defining and adhering to technical standards and best practices within the team, improving the overall quality and consistency of the codebase
• Contribute to elevating the engineering culture at Loop by fostering a supportive and collaborative environment
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and proactively seek opportunities for learning and growth
• Exhibit a strong sense of ownership over your work, its direction, and its impact
• Step up to lead initiatives and take action to address problems without waiting for explicit permission, tackling complex technical challenges within your area of ownership
• Mentor and guide more Software Engineers, sharing knowledge and fostering their growth within the team

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Company holidays
• Sick & safe leave
• Parental leave
• 401k
• Monthly wellness benefit
• Home workstation benefit
• Phone/internet benefit
• Equity