Staff Software Engineer

Who we are:

Our main product is a payroll and timekeeping app for hourly workforces, sold by subscription and supported from Detroit. The product is a mobile app plus a React web dashboard, with a Python and PostgreSQL backend on AWS.

About the role:

The Staff Software Engineer will build and maintain services, APIs and internal tools, working closely with product and design. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

What you'll do:

Keep dependencies current and patch findings from Dependabot or Snyk. Debug performance problems using profilers, logs and tracing in Datadog or Grafana. Ship small, frequent changes behind feature flags. Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates. Take part in an on-call rotation (roughly one week in six) and help resolve production incidents. Migrate older modules out of the monolith where it makes sense.

Requirements:

8-10 years of professional software development experience. Willing to join the on-call rotation once ramped up. Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design.

Also helpful:

Prior work at an early-stage startup. Infrastructure as code with Terraform. Kubernetes and Docker in production.

Compensation and benefits:

Pay range: $200,000 - $240,000 a year. Final offer will depend on experience.

Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one. 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%. 11 paid holidays. Employee assistance program.

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Start: Immediately.

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