Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

HqO•Boston, MA

17h•Remote

About The Position

We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Boston engineering team. This position will report into Kevin McCarthy, and enjoy a collaborative remote work model for the right person. We are primarily an in office company but are open to the option for a remote hire if the right person comes along We’re a fast-moving, early-stage company with an entrepreneurial spirit, where your work will have a direct and immediate impact on the future of our business. Our Engineering team builds the digital experiences that elevate physical office space. These products serve both consumers and enterprises, each playing a critical role in our value proposition. At the same time, we’re developing a global platform to integrate thousands of service providers and meet the needs of a rapidly emerging market. Achieving this vision requires exceptional execution and creative problem-solving. While this is primarily an individual contributor software engineering role, there may be an opportunity for the right candidate to also take on light leadership responsibilities, such as mentoring a small team of engineers. If you bring strong technical skills and are excited by the possibility of growing into a leadership role, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

BS in Computer Science or related area of study
You have 5+ years of relevant work experience in a full stack or backend development role, preferably with a SaaS company creating web services at scale
Interest in managing a small team of engineers. (Previous management experience not required)
Mastery of modern JS frameworks like NodeJS and Nest, including deep understanding of architectural principles, specific tools of the trade, and their strengths and weaknesses
Expertise in relational databases and managing schema migrations
Embody a player-coach mindset
Significant experience with AWS and or relevant cloud technologies
Experience in client side JS frameworks like React, Redux
You are a strong collaborator who is transparent about progress on tasks, seeks feedback early and often, works effectively with the team to deliver on engineering estimates
You have a natural curiosity about how things work

Responsibilities

You will work to design systems and API’s that power HqO software that people love to use every day.
You will be responsible for defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure
You will write code that meets high quality standards and delivers desired functionality with a focus on application performance
You will develop, maintain, create testing strategies, and participate in design discussions for our API’s written primarily in NodeJS and hosted in AWS
You will work with product management to translate requirements and vision into a prioritized list of user stories and deliver to required timelines and quality standards
You will troubleshoot bugs and other issues and work with the right team to resolve them on a quick timeline
You will learn new tech! In addition to AWS, Terraform, k8s, NodeJS, etc. You will have the option to grow full stack (learning React) or full cycle (mastering kubernetes and terraform) or both as a member of a full stack team

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental & vision plans for you and your dependents
Fully paid parental leave (12 weeks), in addition to state and federal leave standards
Pre-tax commuter benefits for qualified travel expenses
Access to professional development tools, like free membership to LinkedIn Learning (thousands of expert-led courses)
Unlimited time off to recharge

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