Software Engineer II

TiLT (HearstLab); United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Stock options (ISOs)

401k + match

Flexible time off

Job summary

TiLT (HearstLab) is seeking a Software Engineer II to own well-scoped features from design to production, improve reliability, and collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams. You will ship full-stack features using Python/Django on the backend and React on the frontend, write automated tests, and participate in an on-call rotation to keep systems healthy.

Ideal candidates break problems into manageable parts, estimate work accurately, and thrive in a startup/B2B SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• Shipped full-stack features to production using Python/Django on the backend and React on the frontend.
• Own features from technical design through production release with clear estimates.
• Write automated tests and maintain a green CI/CD pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Own well-scoped features from design to production release.
• Reduce bugs and technical debt in components you work on.
• Write unit and integration tests and monitor production behavior.
• Participate in stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Triage production issues and raise blockers with context.

Skills

Python

Django

React

Full-stack development

CI/CD

Unit tests

Job description

Tilt is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our team. You will own well-scoped features from design to production, improve the reliability of the systems you work in, and solve problems alongside fellow engineers, product, and design.

Responsibilities will include:

• Own well-scoped features and projects from technical design through production release: break the work into tickets, estimate effort, and deliver on commitments, with senior engineers available for design review and guidance
• Reduce bugs and technical debt in the components you work in, leaving code easier to change than you found it
• Write automated unit and integration tests for the code you ship, keep the CI pipeline green, and use logs, metrics, and alerts to confirm your changes behave as expected in production
• Write readable, well-documented code, and give and receive code reviews that are specific, timely, and respectful
• Collaborate with peers to solve problems: pair on tricky bugs, talk through design options before building, and share what you learn about the parts of the codebase you know well
• Participate in stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, bringing clear status, realistic estimates, and concrete suggestions for improving how the team works
• Raise risks, bugs, and blockers as soon as you see them, with enough context for the team and stakeholders to decide on next steps
• Bring architectural or cross-team questions to senior engineers and your Engineering Manager
• Take ownership of one or more product components and become a go-to person for how they work
• Participate in the team on-call rotation, triaging and resolving production issues with support from senior engineers

You’re a great fit if you:

• Have shipped full-stack features to production using Python/Django on the backend and React on the frontend
• Break larger problems into small, shippable pieces and give estimates your team can plan around
• Write automated tests as a normal part of your workflow and are comfortable shipping through a CI/CD pipeline
• Manage your own work: you time-box investigations and ask for help when you are stuck, rather than spinning for days
• Are comfortable starting work when requirements still have open questions, and you ask the questions needed to close them
• Pick up new tools, internal systems, and unfamiliar parts of a codebase quickly
• Adapt well when priorities or requirements change, and treat those changes as a chance to learn
• Care about Tilt’s mission and about the employees and employers who rely on our product during some of the most important moments of their lives
• Have experience working in startups and/or B2B SaaS environments

Virtues/Competencies:

• Health & Family First: You balance work and personal life effectively, get things done at a pace consistent with business needs, show up and are reliable, and encourage others to put their health and family first
• Autonomy + Team: You are highly organized, can manage multiple priorities and deadlines at once, and are focused on scale and building
• Be Curious: You dig in and ask questions when you don’t have all the answers, assume positive intent, and seek out opportunities for professional growth
• Love Our Customers: You show empathy and compassion, striving to meet people where they are to offer maximum support
• Fearlessly Flexible: You go with the flow, deal with ambiguity, and are not afraid to work without clear direction

Total Compensation

The projected annual salary range is $125,000 - $135,000 USD plus stock options (ISOs), because we believe everyone should have some stake in our business.

Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits paid at 100% for all employees and 50% for dependents
• 401k + match (100% match on the first 3%, 50% match on the next 2%)
• $50 monthly to spend on "What Matters Most"
• Responsible Time Off - take what you need, when you need it!