Software Engineer II, Python

About us

Elmford HQ runs an online marketplace where homeowners book local handymen, cleaners and movers. Local news, classifieds and event listings for Iowa make up the core of the site. We started in 2013 and have grown to about 160 people.

About the role

This is a newly created position. The Software Engineer II, Python will build and maintain services, APIs and internal tools, working closely with product and design. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

Day to day

• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed
• Contribute to postmortems and follow through on the action items
• Ship small, frequent changes behind feature flags
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review

What you bring

• 3-5 years of professional software development experience
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design
• Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests

Also helpful

• Prior work at an early-stage startup
• Event-driven systems using Kafka or RabbitMQ

What we offer

Expected salary range: $67.00 - $82.00 per hour, plus bonus eligibility.

• $1,000 home office setup budget

We review applications on a rolling basis.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Elmford HQ LLC.