Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Teachable's dynamic, cross-cultural team as a Software Engineer II and contribute to the success of creator-educators on our platform. You will work remotely with US-based teams from Brazil on a CLT contract paid in BRL. This role focuses on writing, testing, and deploying Javascript and Ruby code, breaking down epics into smaller tasks, and participating in team sprint rituals. You will have a direct impact on customer-focused projects, collaborating with a product engineering team. The position requires full-stack experience and proficiency in various programming languages. Teachable offers a remote-first culture with in-person events.

Requirements

• 2+ years of hands-on full-stack experience building production web applications in an agile, startup environment
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Go, or any backend languages
• Proficiency in JavaScript, React, and CSS
• Fluency in English
• Familiarity or willingness to work in a full stack capacity
• An appreciation for iteration, performance measurement, and optimization
• A passion for solving complex technical problems in both new and legacy codebases
• A mindset of leaving the codebase better than how you found it
• Experience collaborating with multiple team members with varying experience levels to design and implement technical projects
• Ability to work and problem-solve independently
• A humble, collaborative, customer-focused, and highly curious approach to problem-solving
• Who upholds Teachable Product Engineering values, including working as part of a diverse team: Team orientedTrustBias for actionContinuous improvementQuick iterationSolve customer problemsOutcome oriented

Responsibilities

• Write secure, efficient, and high-quality code that adheres to best practices, such as encryption of sensitive data and input validation
• Develop scalable and reusable code that promotes efficient development, such as creating reusable libraries and components
• Identify areas for improvement in the codebase and take ownership of small-to-medium-sized systems, such as fixing bugs and optimizing performance
• Quickly understand documentation and utilize testing techniques, such as unit testing, integration testing, and stress testing, to ensure high-quality code
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, such as providing regular status updates and actively seeking feedback
• Adapt to roadblocks and proactively resolve issues, such as debugging and troubleshooting
• Align work with customer value by using feedback to prioritize features
• Balance priorities and seek guidance when needed to make informed decisions

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in TypeScript and NextJS

Benefits

• While Teachable maintains our NY office for local employees to use, we operate as a remote-first culture in order to give our employees added flexibility
• In order to maintain connection and create a community beyond the screen, Teachable holds in-person events throughout the year, where employees and teams can come together for bonding, strategic alignment, goal-setting, and celebrations!