Senior Staff Engineer

findhelp•Madison, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Findhelp, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our platform that seamlessly integrates our nationwide system of social-services. Serving on a cross-functional development team, you'll collaborate closely with various teams and departments to ensure the delivery of top-tier products for our users. You will lead engineering efforts through a combination of a positive attitude, exemplary work ethic, and significant contributions to both the technical and cultural facets of engineering, all underpinned by a deep understanding of user impact. You will be able to consistently level up more junior engineers and the company in your own unique way.

Requirements

8+ years working as a professional software developer
Experience architecting a feature to widen the impact for long term success
Excellent technical writing and communication skills
Experience writing technical designs and breaking down complex features to consistently deliver value
Experience in Python and ReactJS preferred
Comfortable working independently in a complex Python codebase
Comfortable scaling up on Python if you haven’t worked on it before
Interested in mentoring others and fostering individual growth
Good understanding of SQL, ORMs, and non-relational databases
Preferred GCP experience, but other cloud experience welcome
Understanding of web performance strategies and metrics
Experience with or a strong understanding of microservices
Ability to follow through on commitments
Ability to communicate technical needs and solutions to product partners

Responsibilities

Someone who works to understand the user’s story to design intuitive experiences
Own work from inception to delivery, and beyond
Refactor legacy code as you create new features
Mentor other engineers and foster their growth
Work within a team and across teams to accomplish our mission of helping others
Consistently write quality code with the end user in mind
Architect for robustness, extensibility, scale, sustainability, and security
Provide quality feedback in code reviews and willing to pair on coding tasks

Benefits

401k & equity grants
Free food and onsite gym at our Austin HQ
Paid parental leave
Competitive PTO & 10 paid holidays
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with 100% company-paid coverage for employee only coverage
Dog-friendly office in Austin HQ
24/7 access to telemedicine and counseling
Book Purchasing Program
Culture Committee
Leadership Development Training
Paid Volunteering Time