Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

HackerWeb; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HackerWeb is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their remote-friendly team. You will work collaboratively with engineers to develop, test, and maintain a complex web application using Django, Python, TypeScript, and React. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, strong programming skills, and a passion for mentoring others.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in Django, Python, TypeScript, and React.
• Strong understanding of web application backends and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software for a Django & Python Backend.
• Engage in code reviews to ensure code quality.
• Offer mentorship to less-experienced engineers.

Skills

Django

Python

TypeScript

React

RESTful APIs

DevOps

Communication

Tools

Babel

Webpack

NPM

Job description

Company Overview

Dover is on a mission to help every company build an amazing team. Every founder and business leader should have the tools and support they need to hire the right talent — fast.

Dover combines powerful free software with flexible recruiting services to help startups and growing companies scale efficiently.

Dover is backed by Y Combinator, Founders Fund, and Tiger.

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer at Dover, you will be a key player in developing, testing, and maintaining our app. You will work closely with a team of skilled engineers to design and implement solutions that align with our customers' goals. You will also work cross-functionally with our product, BizOps, and sales team and also work closely with our founders.

Your role will involve writing efficient and maintainable code, tackling complex problems, and contributing to code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software for a Django & Python Backend and React / TypeScript Frontend web app.
• Work on cross-functional teams to understand requirements and propose innovative solutions
• Identify and resolve software defects and technical issues
• Engage in code reviews to ensure superior quality and performance
• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to less-experienced engineers
• Contribute to the company culture through mentorship, interviewing, and initiating new projects.
• Identify and address the most pressing problems for Dover's customers.
• Design and build tools to enable efficient development and usage of Dover's platform.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
• Extensive programming skills in Django, Python, Typescript, and React
• Familiarity with web application backends, specifically Django & Django Rest Framework.
• Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
• Basic understanding of devops and cloud-infrastructure (k8s, serverless apps, etc.)
• Impressive verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated practice of extreme ownership in previous roles.
• This position is remote-friendly