[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Aquent LLC

Role Description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join a collaborative team working to enhance and innovate our web service to expand to new customers and further improve efficiencies. This is a fully remote opportunity that offers an exceptional work/life balance.

• Develop large features & improvements as well as fixes and library upgrades
• Write unit tests to maintain test coverage
• Take initiative to identify improvements to the code structure towards better maintainability and testability
• Drive coding best practices within the team
• May coach junior engineers (process, code base, best practices)
• Conduct thorough and constructive code reviews to ensure quality
• Actively participate in the agile development process (design reviews, planning, and retrospectives); seek to meet commitments and proactively resolve blockers
• Write and review technical designs
• Guide and mentor junior engineers in navigating the codebase, best practices, and relevant languages
• Contribute to cross-team discussions around processes and architecture improvements
• Implement integrations with third-party services and application components
• Collaborate with peers to prioritize work and be in alignment with strategic goals
• Handle interruptions well, seek to help others reach team goals
• Keep up-to-date with relevant advances in the field
• May participate in interviews for new hires

Qualifications

• CS fundamentals (data structure and algorithms)
• Deep knowledge of modern web applications
• Expert in Python
• Proficient with JavaScript / TypeScript / React
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or SQL
• Proficient with Git
• Proficient with Docker (Kubernetes is a plus)
• Experience with AWS is a plus
• Excellent problem solving, troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Excellent design & organizational skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment requiring minimal direction/oversight
• Continual improvement and self-learning

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development of web applications
• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus

Benefits

• Remote first work environment - equipment provided + internet reimbursement
• Work/life balance: we say it, we mean it
• Generous benefits package: medical, vision and dental benefits, generous 401(k), FSA, tuition reimbursement, and more
• An unusually generous and flexible vacation - AKA unlimited PTO
• Free use of our Hawaii and Florida beach houses
• Individualistic approach: we encourage a personal touch to your work; we don't believe in a "one-size-fits-all" approach
• Industry reputation: we are the world's largest creative staffing firm