Remote Software Engineer-Full Stack

Summary

Empowerly is seeking a Software Engineer in the United States to collaborate on crucial projects and build products that enhance access to college counseling services. The candidate should have 3+ years of software development experience, proficiency in our tech stack (HTML/CSS, JavaScript, ReactJS, PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP or Azure), and a bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience
• 3+ years of experience working in software engineering
• Experience leading software engineering projects in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to lead software design decisions, define and manage end-to-end project requirements, and ship complex products with minimal guidance
• Proficiency in developing and debugging with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, PHP, and/or shell scripts
• Strong grasp of full-stack web development frameworks, with the ability to create an application end-to-end
• Experience developing and working with automated testing frameworks to enable reliable end-to-end testing and deployment strategies
• Experience auditing and contributing to product infrastructure
• Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and organizational problems, including to non-technical employees, and propose thorough iterative solutions

Responsibilities

• Consistently ship features and resolve issues to enhance the experience for marketplace counselors, students, and families
• Lead projects related to the engineering software development
• Align software development approaches across multiple areas under the technical direction of Engineering Leadership
• Proactively identify areas for improvement in the codebase, seeking enhancements to product quality, security, and performance
• Participate in end-to-end product execution, collaborating closely with Empowerly’s Product Managers and UI/UX designers on interaction and visual design
• Engage in prototyping, testing, training, and defining support procedures alongside the engineering team, product team, and executive leadership
• Support the build the technical foundation of the Empowerly platform by designing APIs, coding beautiful UIs, and making effective trade-offs for complex product problems
• Serve as the go-to person and de-facto engineering feature owner as our team scales

Benefits

• Health/dental/vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• 401K