Software Engineer

Thumbtack is seeking a Software Engineer to develop software for their applications and large-scale distributed systems. The role involves building new product features, debugging software, and maintaining operational systems. The Software Engineer will also be responsible for writing high-quality, maintainable code and designing and building the software infrastructure for stability and scalability. Collaboration with engineering, product, and design teams is essential, as well as conducting statistical analysis and implementing standards for a consistent user experience. Telecommuting is permitted for this position.

Develop software for Thumbtack’s applications and large-scale distributed systems, using a variety of scripting languages and big data ecosystems.

Build new product features and architect infrastructure to support a fast-growing user base.

Debug software and maintain operational systems for Thumbtack.com.

Write high quality, maintainable code with large-scale distributed systems using tools in the big data ecosystem.

Design and build Thumbtack.com’s software infrastructure to maintain stability and scale.

Define and implement standards that help the company create a consistent, quality experience for its users across all software interfaces.

Conduct statistical analysis and verify quality of code using A/B testing.

Build out alerting and monitoring for production systems.

Collaborate with engineering, product, and design groups to execute on a diverse range of software development projects and gather valuable user insights for both internal and external clients.

Telecommuting permitted.

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a software development-related occupation
• Programming languages including Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, PHP, or C#
• Unit test framework including JUnit and Mokito
• Frontend experience with HTML, CSS, or JavaScript
• Experience with SQL and MySQL
• Web application development experience including client and server applications, RESTful API, and databases
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery tools including GIT, Gradle, Maven, or Jenkins
• Object-oriented design concepts
• Data structures and algorithms

• Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
• 20+ company-wide holidays including two week-long shutdowns
• Libraries (collaborative workspaces) in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Toronto, and Manila
• Stipends for remote work support, home office set-up and Thumbtack services (North America)
• WiFi reimbursements
• Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being