Software Engineer

Summary

Join Firstup, a leading intelligent communication platform serving 40 Fortune 100 companies, and make a difference in the world of employee experience. As a Software Engineer, you will build scalable SaaS applications, write high-quality code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. You will leverage your expertise in microservices, cloud technologies, and software engineering principles to design and maintain large-scale services. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 3+ years of experience building reliable and performant microservices. Firstup offers a casual and friendly environment, remote work, excellent PTO, great health benefits, and a leadership team committed to your growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field of study, or commensurate experience
• 3+ years of experience building reliable and performant microservices
• Identified as a polyglot who is comfortable evolving as tech changes. May have experience working with: Ruby, SQL, TypeScript, or JavaScript frameworks (i.e.: Node.js, React.js,)
• Proven experience developing on the front-end, back-end, and even the database
• Technical depth and proficiency in at least one software engineering topic (networking, security, serverless, event streams, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Utilize your real-world knowledge and experience to help us build scalable SaaS applications
• Write high-quality code (i.e., reliable, readable, efficient, testable, scalable, maintainable), provide quality code reviews, create comprehensive tests and quality documentation
• Apply broad, in-depth knowledge to develop and maintain large-scale multi-tenant services in the cloud
• Collaborate across teams on industry standards and best practices to help others solve complex problems
• Design future ready solutions and address architectural gaps
• Recognize opportunities and advocate for better performance and efficiency of software, systems, processes across teams
• Identify, analyze, and resolve system availability, reliability, and performance issues
• Encourage and promote ideas/opinions of others from diverse backgrounds and experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with ML, AI
• Experience working for an enterprise SaaS organization
• Open-source contributions and history of side-projects

Benefits

• Excellent PTO program
• Great health benefits
• Casual and friendly environment
• Remote work