Mid-Level Software Engineer

Summary

Raydar is recruiting on behalf of an education technology company. The Mid-Level Software Engineer will deliver full-stack product work from discovery through release, collaborate with cross-functional project groups, contribute to product and architectural decisions, and participate in on-call and platform operations.

Responsibilities

• Take full-stack features from initial discovery through scoping, technical specification, implementation and refinement based on feedback
• Collaborate in small project groups with engineers, designers and program staff to launch new pilots and user-facing experiences
• Offer product suggestions and weigh technical tradeoffs, with guidance from more senior engineers
• Write clean, maintainable code across the stack and review teammates' code
• Take part in an on-call rotation and help improve platform operations and internal tooling

Skills

• 3 to 6 years of professional software engineering experience
• A history of releasing full-stack features for a consumer-facing product
• Background in a small, fast-moving startup environment
• Working knowledge of a typed language and a relational database, such as TypeScript and Postgres, or a comparable stack
• Familiarity with a major cloud provider such as AWS or GCP
• Comfort translating user pain points into written specifications and partnering closely with both non-technical users and senior engineers
• Motivation to do work that has a positive social effect
• Based in the US and available during US working hours
• Prior exposure to consumer platforms involving live sessions, two-sided marketplaces or safety tooling

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3 to 6 years of professional software engineering experience
• A history of releasing full-stack features for a consumer-facing product
• Background in a small, fast-moving startup environment
• Working knowledge of a typed language and a relational database, such as TypeScript and Postgres, or a comparable stack
• Familiarity with a major cloud provider such as AWS or GCP
• Comfort translating user pain points into written specifications and partnering closely with both non-technical users and senior engineers
• Motivation to do work that has a positive social effect
• Based in the US and available during US working hours

Nice to Haves

• Prior exposure to consumer platforms involving live sessions, two-sided marketplaces or safety tooling

Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off
• Health, dental and vision coverage
• Professional development budget
• Flexible working hours
• Remote (US)