Optro

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Staff Software Engineer, Issues Location: Remote Canada Why this role is exciting: We are looking for a highly motivated staff software engineer who can lead a team to drive large, strategic, and complex projects. This position demands a high level of leadership, mentoring other engineers and helping to design and architect scalable solutions. In this role, you will face a huge array of challenges - from building scalable systems to designing new product features. Our ideal candidate is someone who loves to collaborate with others but can also work independently to take an idea from concept to implementation. We're a hardworking, energetic team that is passionate about our customers and believes that to be successful we should never stop learning: learning about our customers, our product, and how to build better software. Responsibilities • Build and ship product features end-to-end • Ability to write clear and well defined design documentation • Mentor fellow engineers • Lead application architecture decisions • Troubleshoot, debug and resolve software bugs • Implement back-end APIs in Node.JS • Work on our Ember SPA front-end • Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers • Participate in an Agile software development life cycle • Write well-designed, maintainable & testable code • Be product-minded and think about the customer • Work with JavaScript, Node.JS, Ember(or other relevant frameworks), Python, PostgreSQL • Contribute to open-source projects Attributes for a successful candidate: • 8+ years of experience developing web-based applications • Experience with a modern front-end framework (Ember, Angular, React, Vue, etc.) • Experience writing REST / JSON APIs • Experience writing software tests • Ability to solve technical problems independently • Motivation to work hard and always be learning Preferred • Experience with Node.JS and modern ES6 or TypeScript • Experience with Ember.JS • Experience working on SaaS web applications • Bonus: Docker or Kubernetes experience • BS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) Perks* • Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America! • Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo for anything that enhances your life • Comprehensive employee health coverage (all locations) • 401K with match (US) or pension with match (UK) • Competitive compensation & bonus program • Flexible Vacation (US exempt & CA) or 25 days (UK) • Time off for your birthday & volunteering • Employee resource groups • Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers! • perks may vary based on eligibility/location #LI-Remote