Prototype Engineer

AvePoint • Jersey City, NJ

74d • $125,000 - $165,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Prototype Engineer at AvePoint, you will rapidly design and develop proof-of-concept (POC) solutions that demonstrate the art of the possible for AvePoint's customers and internal teams. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to validate technical feasibility, explore innovative approaches, and accelerate adoption of AvePoint solutions. Once these proof-of-concept solutions have been validated, they will be handed off to the product engineering teams, who will deploy them to production environments.

Requirements

• Over 6+ years of software development experience with proficiency in C#, Python, TypeScript, Node, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with modern web frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) and services development.
• Practical experience building on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services and/or Google Cloud and Google Workspace services.
• Proficiency with development tools and methodologies including GitHub Enterprise with GitHub Copilot or equivalent.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, communicate effectively, and collaborate across teams and disciplines.
• Passion for learning new technologies and quickly ramping on unfamiliar domains.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with service-to-service technologies such as gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and RabbitMQ.
• Experience with containerization and local dev environments (e.g., Docker).
• Experience with databases such as Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and Cosmos DB.
• Ability to demonstrate body of work and influence (e.g., public repos, open-source contributions, speaking engagements).

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and iterate on prototypes and POCs to validate new concepts and technologies.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and customer-facing teams to understand requirements and constraints.
• Research and propose design options, documenting trade-offs and performance considerations.
• Implement unit and system-level testing strategies to ensure quality and scalability.
• Summarize findings and present recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
• Push the technical bar by experimenting with emerging technologies and frameworks relevant to AvePoint's platform.
• Be self-guided and disciplined in managing time, dealing well with ambiguity and leading hands-on technical work.

Benefits

• Competitive market-based compensation (salary, yearly bonus + equity).
• Career progression and internal mobility opportunities.
• Work-life balance through a hybrid working model.
• Unlimited PTO.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees