Upkeep is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack (Lead)

Summary

The job is for a Senior Software Engineer at UpKeep, a Series B tech startup recognized as a 'Best Place to Work'. The role involves collaborating with product and project managers, coding, participating in Scrum meetings, conducting code reviews, mentoring fellow engineers, analyzing website performance, and helping support other engineers. The position requires 8+ years of hands-on programming experience in Javascript, proficiency with API and services development, and experience with technologies such as Node.js, Express, PostgresDB, MongoDB, SQL, React, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on programming experience in Javascript
• Proficient with API and services development, working with databases, and query optimization
• Experience developing technologies such as Node.js, Express, PostgresDB, MongoDB, SQL, React
• Experience operating and maintaining live web services and troubleshooting live issues
• Experience developing fault-tolerant distributed systems from the ground up, including requirements-gathering, architecture design, project breakdown, and execution
• Experience developing and operating services at scale
• Experience building web apps using components, CSS, HTML, and front end Javascript libraries like React and React Query
• Experience with cloud services (e.g. AWS)
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

• Coding
• Participating in standups and other Scrum meetings
• Conducting code reviews
• Mentoring fellow engineers
• Addressing challenges
• Drafting Requests For Change
• Breaking down epics and project charters into detailed ticketed work
• Analyzing website performance and implementing solutions for improvement, including unit and integration tests
• Participating in code review, deployment, and improvements to our ability to ship reliable code