Software Engineer

Summary

Join Smile.io's Solutions Squad as a highly skilled Software Engineer to enhance our public API, build and maintain integrations with other applications, and contribute to building repeatable solutions for merchants.

Requirements

• Available to work a schedule that overlaps with core team working hours, 11 AM - 3 PM EST
• Possess a minimum of 3 years of technical experience in software engineering or a related field, with strong expertise in both Front-end and Back-end technologies
• Resourceful in the face of ambiguity and comfortable navigating change. Able to think and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Have intermediate proficiency in either Ember.js or React (using TypeScript), backed up by relevant professional work experience
• Have intermediate proficiency in Ruby on Rails, or similar backend frameworks, backed up by relevant professional work experience
• Experienced with Postgres or similar databases
• Experienced in building and maintaining high-traffic systems
• Experienced in test automation practices

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain integrations for Smile.io merchants
• Enhance the performance, scalability, and capabilities of our public API
• Write, test, instrument, document, and maintain software for Smile.io
• Review code and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback for your team
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to build new features and integrations
• Champion productive technical discussions and foster collaboration within the team
• Help solve merchant-specific technical challenges by guiding custom solution development

Benefits

• Experience developing apps for the Shopify platform, including familiarity with Shopify APIs
• Experience working on cross-functional teams focused on integrations and public APIs
• Experience in public-facing roles or high comfort working alongside client-facing teams (e.g. technical sales call scenarios)
• Understanding of database optimization techniques, including indexing, various types of locks, and strategies for optimizing slow queries
• Experience utilizing observability tools such as DataDog to troubleshoot multi-system level issues effectively