Senior Full Stack Engineer

Role Description

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will support our consumer-facing systems for the school store, kids club products, and new school fundraising initiatives. In particular, we are looking for someone who is a strong front end developer who is also able to make contributions with Python as needed. You will play a crucial role in designing and building engaging user experiences to drive customer growth and retention. You'll be an essential part of the team working to improve children's literacy across the United States. As part of a small team, you'll have many opportunities for personal and career growth while collaborating with industry experts in machine learning and personalization. The salary band for this role is $140,000 - $150,000, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience defining and leading web application server architecture initiatives
• 3+ years of experience building web applications using React
• Expertise in API and Data Model design
• Proficiency with Front End technologies, including CSS and JavaScript frameworks
• Proficiency with Python
• Strong communication skills to convey architectural perspectives and monitor implementations
• Experience developing tests that ensure performance, quality, and scalability
• Proven success delivering in an agile environment
• Proficiency with tools such as Git, Shortcut/Jira, etc.
• Demonstrated leadership in engineering environments through operational excellence, best practices, and mentoring junior developers

Requirements

• Experience with Literati’s full tech stack (Python/Django, React, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Ability to work with the product team and customers to define requirements to build out new features
• Experience implementing and documenting engineering processes and standards

Responsibilities

• Lead the full software development lifecycle from concept to deployment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to plan, design, and deliver robust and scalable solutions
• Mentor and elevate the team's technical skills by conducting thorough and constructive code reviews, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to established best practices
• Champion code quality and reliability by implementing comprehensive testing strategies, including automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and ensuring proper QA coverage
• Drive technical excellence by leading initiatives to enhance software development processes, including improving system monitoring, logging, and proactively managing technical debt to ensure long-term health and stability of our codebases

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Company equity
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401k
• Short-term disability insurance
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible work schedules
• Flexible time off