Lead Software Engineer (Web App)

May 24

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Shippo

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We help eCommerce merchants grow by empowering them with the #1 shipping solution tool needed to save time and money.

Multi-carrier shipping • Shipping Labels • Shipment Tracking • Shipping API & Dashboard • Global Shipping

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Description

• Lead, and hire a high-caliber team of software engineers to solve company goals while remaining hands-on • Encourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvement • Establish a sense of urgency and direction, set expectations with the team and individuals • Work closely with product management, analysts, architects, engineering leads, and business stakeholders to define requirements, guide product and architectural vision, lead key technical and design discussions, and prioritize delivery efforts • Iterate quickly in an agile process • Contribute to the technical success of the company by providing architectural guidance to Shippo’s main web application and beyond • Mentor more junior engineers on engineering best practices • Exceptional problem solving skills: demonstrated ability to understand business challenges and translate those into technical solutions

Requirements

• Must have at least 10+ years of hands-on engineering experience building high volume distributed systems • 5+ years of experience in full stack software development • Coding experience in a variety of front end and back end programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, Ruby, javascript) • Experience working in cloud environments with tools such as Kubernetes for managing clusters • Experience working with Backend and frontend frameworks (e.g. Django, FastAPI, React) • Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary • Health, dental, and vision coverage • Stock options • Flexible work hours • Learning and development stipend