Software Engineer

Summary

Join Muck Rack, a leading SaaS platform for PR and communications professionals, as a Software Engineer on the digital marketing team. You will collaborate with various teams to implement marketing-led web initiatives, building new page components, running A/B tests, and optimizing webpage performance and SEO. The role requires 2+ years of experience as a software engineer, proficiency in Wagtail CMS or similar, Django or similar web framework, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and marketing tools. Muck Rack offers a competitive salary ($152,000–$175,000 USD or $131,000–$145,000 CAD), remote work, comprehensive benefits, and professional development opportunities. The company values a collaborative and innovative culture. This is a fully distributed, remote position.

Requirements

• 2+ years total professional experience as a software engineer, preferably in marketing-related web projects
• Proficiency with Wagtail or a similar content management system (CMS)
• Proficiency with Django or a similar web framework
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Proficiency with marketing tools such as Marketo, Google Tag Manager/Analytics
• Proficiency in debugging website performance and SEO issues
• Familiarity with A/B testing tools like VWO or similar

Responsibilities

• Work in close partnership with marketing, engineering, product, design, analytics, and leadership to implement marketing-led web initiatives across the platforms and tools that we use
• This can include anything from building new page components in Wagtail CMS to running A/B tests to optimizing webpage performance and SEO and much more

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-starter: you are proactive about learning a new tech stack, identifying new opportunities to drive business goals and improve user experience, and breaking down large technical projects into manageable tasks
• CMS literate: you are comfortable leveraging content management systems like Wagtail CMS to build great editorial and end user experiences
• Detail-oriented: you can build high quality, visually consistent, and performant web pages that closely align with company branding and expectations from leadership, and that help achieve our marketing goals
• Collaborative: you can work closely with non-technical colleagues to understand problems, recommend solutions, and carry out those solutions in a timely fashion
• Have excellent communication skills, with an ability to explain ideas clearly, give and receive feedback, and foster a good rapport with teammates
• Take pride in the quality of their code (Your code should be readable, testable, and understandable years later. You adhere to the Zen of Python.)
• Work well in a fast-paced development environment with testing, continuous integration and multiple daily deploys
• Have the ability to manage complexity in a large project, and incur technical debt only after considering the tradeoffs
• Take a logical approach to problem solving that combines analytical thinking and intuition
• Have an interest in journalism, news, media or social media

Benefits

• Remote Work, Forever
• Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup
• Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership
• Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions)
• Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S
• Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment
• Standardized bonus or commission structure
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Equity opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents
• 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans
• 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program
• Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits
• Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription
• 4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days
• 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days
• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion
• Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training
• Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly
• 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development