[Hiring] Software Engineer @Hearst

Role Description

At Bring a Trailer, you’ll help shape the future of one of the world's most passionate automotive communities by building cloud-native technology that powers exceptional user experiences. As a Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in modernizing our platform, delivering scalable solutions that directly impact buyers, sellers, and internal teams while helping drive the evolution of our engineering architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain cloud-native microservices, APIs, and event-driven workflows using AWS serverless technologies including Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EventBridge, and SQS in TypeScript.
• Develop modern features that integrate seamlessly with existing WordPress and PHP systems while supporting the ongoing migration to a serverless architecture.
• Build secure, scalable API endpoints, event handlers, synchronization services, and background processing workflows that deliver reliable customer and internal experiences.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Quality Assurance, and Engineering partners during six-week development cycles to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Practice Spec-Driven Development (SDD) by translating product requirements into well-defined technical specifications, automated tests, and measurable outcomes.
• Leverage AI coding agents effectively by providing clear guidance, critically reviewing generated code, validating edge cases, and ensuring production-quality implementations.
• Troubleshoot production issues across cloud services and legacy integration points, identify root causes, and implement automated testing to prevent regressions.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to engineering documentation, infrastructure as code, observability improvements, and the team's on-call rotation to maintain platform reliability.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience developing production software, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong experience building backend services, APIs, and asynchronous applications using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Hands-on experience developing cloud-native applications using AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, and related serverless services.
• Working knowledge of PHP and familiarity reading and understanding WordPress applications, plugins, REST APIs, and data models.
• Understanding of database design, DynamoDB data modeling, and relational databases such as MySQL.
• Experience writing clean, maintainable, well-tested code with strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively within a remote, collaborative engineering team and work successfully across technical and non-technical partners.
• Preferred experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Terraform, SAM, or Serverless Framework), CI/CD pipelines, event-driven architectures, observability tools, React, or AI-assisted development workflows.

Benefits

• Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
• Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
• Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
• Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
• Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
• Enjoy competitive financial perks, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.