Remote Tech Lead/Staff Engineer

Summary

Join Wonderschool as we seek a Tech Lead or Staff Engineer to contribute to our mission and purpose through scaling payment processing systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of professional software development experience with a focus in developing full stack applications and familiarity with a wide range of technologies and programming concepts
• Previous experience with our current technology stack is not required but helpful
• Prior experience and expertise in working with payment gateways, especially familiarity with Stripe or other similar payment processing platforms
• Proven experience with high-traffic web apps and APIs, with a focus on observability, performance monitoring, logging, and alerting
• Strong proficiency in NoSQL data engines like Firestore and SQL data engines like Postgres, with a focus on database design and optimization
• Overall understanding of serverless computing and Platform as a Service providers such as Firebase
• Extensive experience with cloud providers like Google Cloud Platform, including deploying and managing cloud infrastructure, especially Kubernetes clusters, API gateways, and service meshes
• Understanding of modern DevOps practices and experience building CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to tackle complex challenges
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate across teams
• Detail-oriented mindset, with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large, complex projects independently by analyzing requirements, breaking down tasks, and planning the development of mission-critical features
• Leverage extensive experience with payment processing systems to design and build out the Wonderschool Payments Platform with reliability, stability, and efficiency
• Architect asynchronous systems that process large volumes of data that support accuracy, auditability, and observability
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and project timelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, working closely with the team to identify and implement simple and effective solutions
• Deliver high-quality, performant code and deploying services with a high level of comfort iterating on a system while it is constantly serving traffic
• Communicate technical design effectively with developers of all levels
• Implement and optimize databases, ensuring data integrity and efficient performance
• Utilize Google Cloud Platform to design and deploy scalable cloud infrastructure
• Learn new languages and technologies as required to get the job done
• Solicit feedback from your peers, including other engineers and teammates in your product team, and support your team through thoughtful feedback
• Continually improve our engineering standards in code reviews, advocating for better patterns and technologies, and making a meaningful impact on our development experience and tooling
• Promote a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing within the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with functional programming languages
• Previous experience supporting Highly Available services with 99.99% uptime or higher

Benefits

• Health benefits offer up to 100% coverage for employee premiums and up to 80% for dependents
• Wifi, Employee Wellness, and co-working space reimbursements offered to all employees
• A flexible PTO plan, paid holidays, and mental wellness days
• Highly competitive parental leave policies, eligible to qualified individuals after 6-months of employment
• An autonomous workplace that prioritizes health and wellness to ensure our employees can produce their best work while achieving their personal and professional goals
• A fully remote, but highly collaborative work environment with a variety of team bonding opportunities