Software Engineer II - Remote

We run a fiber backbone of over 20,000 route miles, plus data centers and network operations centers. Retail stores, field technicians and customer care all report into regional operations teams. Techs take their trucks home and drive straight to the first job of the day.

The role:

Poplardeck has an opening for a Software Engineer II - Remote. This is a hands-on coding role on software used by a few hundred thousand people. Expect code review, design discussions and a fair amount of debugging. We are headquartered in Berlin and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. Core hours are 10:00 to 15:00 CET. We ship you a laptop and accessories before your first day.

Duties:

• Design, build and maintain services in Python, Go or Java that handle real customer traffic
• Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green
• Debug performance problems using profilers, logs and tracing in Datadog or Grafana
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates
• Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review

Minimum qualifications:

• 2-4 years of professional software development experience
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers

Preferred qualifications:

• Infrastructure as code with Terraform
• Prior work at an early-stage startup

Starting pay: $70.50-$83.00/hr, depending on experience and certifications.

What you get:

• Monthly internet allowance
• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise
• Company laptop

Poplardeck provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

We review applications on a rolling basis.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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