Shippo is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join our team and contribute to making merchants successful through world-class shipping solutions. We're looking for a software developer with exceptional problem-solving skills, experience in server-side programming languages, and a solid understanding of object-oriented programming.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software development
• Coding experience in server-side programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, Ruby) as well as database languages (SQL)
• Experience working with server-side MVC frameworks (e.g. Django, .NET, Spring, Rails, Phoenix)
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and familiarity with various design and architectural patterns
• Ability to look ahead to identify opportunities, foster a culture of innovation, and build for scale.High ownership and attention to system reliability and monitoring
• Core behaviors focused on craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and team success
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Implement, test, and deploy software services with high SLAs that can handle millions of requests a day with a BDD approach
• Verify and ensure performance and correctness of systems in response time and throughput
• Refactor existing systems for optimal performance and reuse
• Contribute to design reviews, participate rigorously in peer reviews, and build automated test suites for new features, products, and systems
• Work with a sense of urgency and iterate quickly in an Agile process
• Exceptional problem solving skills: demonstrated ability to understand business challenges and translate those into technical solutions
• Join the on-call rotation and respond quickly to system incidents

Benefits

• Standard base pay range: min $156k to a max $212k annual salary (standard range)
• Total compensation for this role will include, equity, medical, dental, vision and other benefits noted in our Shippos “package” section