Senior Staff Software Engineer

We’re changing the way people connect to social care.

At Findhelp, we’ve built a comprehensive platform of products and services that make it easy for you to connect people to resources, follow them on their journey, and track your impact in a fast and reliable way. Our industry-leading social care network includes more than half a million local, state, and national programs that serve every ZIP Code in the country, from rural areas to major metropolitan centers. Findhelp is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has been enabling healthcare, government, education, and other organizations to connect people with the social care resources that serve them, with privacy and security, since 2010.

As a mission driven organization, we are focused on creating a positive impact by connecting people in need to the programs that serve them with dignity and ease. Powered by our proprietary technology that enables people to find the resources available in their area, we have helped millions of Seekers find food, health, housing and employment programs.

About the role:

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Findhelp, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our platform that seamlessly integrates our nationwide system of social-services. Serving on a cross-functional development team, you'll collaborate closely with various teams and departments to ensure the delivery of top-tier products for our users. You will lead engineering efforts through a combination of a positive attitude, exemplary work ethic, and significant contributions to both the technical and cultural facets of engineering, all underpinned by a deep understanding of user impact. You will be able to consistently level up more junior engineers and the company in your own unique way.

What you'll do

Someone who works to understand the user’s story to design intuitive experiences
Own work from inception to delivery, and beyond
Refactor legacy code as you create new features
Mentor other engineers and foster their growth
Work within a team and across teams to accomplish our mission of helping others
Consistently write quality code with the end user in mind
Architect for robustness, extensibility, scale, sustainability, and security
Provide quality feedback in code reviews and willing to pair on coding tasks

Qualifications

8+ years working as a professional software developer
Experience architecting a feature to widen the impact for long term success
Excellent technical writing and communication skills
Experience writing technical designs and breaking down complex features to consistently deliver value
Experience in Python and ReactJS preferred
Comfortable working independently in a complex Python codebase
Comfortable scaling up on Python if you haven’t worked on it before
Interested in mentoring others and fostering individual growth
Good understanding of SQL, ORMs, and non-relational databases
Preferred GCP experience, but other cloud experience welcome
Understanding of web performance strategies and metrics
Experience with or a strong understanding of microservices
Ability to follow through on commitments
Ability to communicate technical needs and solutions to product partners

We value being together : We believe being together enables stronger relationships, collaboration, and culture.

This position is in office and candidates must be located in Austin, Texas or Madison, Wisconsin.

Perks at Findhelp

401k & equity grants
Free food and onsite gym at our Austin HQ
Paid parental leave
Competitive PTO & 10 paid holidays
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with 100% company-paid coverage for employee only coverage
Dog-friendly office in Austin HQ
24/7 access to telemedicine and counseling
Book Purchasing Program

We’re building a diverse, inclusive team

You’re welcome here. We want everyone to be able to easily connect to the help they need, and we want our teams to reflect and represent our communities. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as administer any and all Company policies, without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin or ancestry, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, creed, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, or any other protected class, in accordance with applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

Here are some of the ways we support our staff:

Culture Committee
Leadership Development Training
Paid Volunteering Time