Junior Software Engineer (C++)

The role:

We are adding a Junior Software Engineer (C++) to our operations team. Our operations team is six engineers and we're adding one more. Most of the work is backend services, with some internal tooling. This role is fully remote within the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

What you'll do:

• Ship small, frequent changes behind feature flags
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed
• Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners
• Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green
• Review pull requests from teammates and give clear, specific feedback

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of professional software development experience
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers
• Familiarity with Git, pull request workflows and CI tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins or CircleCI
• Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests

Compensation and benefits:

Pay: $100,000 to $111,000 a year

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• 11 paid holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance

The company:

We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios. Our product started as a side project in 2019 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in Washington.

This position requires a background check.

Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Pillarset Digital.