Software Engineer

What You’ll Do

Hands-On Development

• Write, test, and deploy production-quality code with guidance from senior engineers.
• Build and maintain backend services in js/TypeScript and contribute to React frontends as needed.
• Implement and support message-driven workflows (Kafka/RabbitMQ) using existing patterns and reusable components.
• Improve code quality and maintainability as you deliver features (tests, refactors, documentation).

Collaboration & Growth

• Partner with product and business stakeholders to clarify requirements in a complex domain.
• Participate in code reviews (both receiving and giving) and incorporate feedback quickly.
• Learn the team’s operational practices: monitoring, alerts, on-call support, and incident follow-ups.
• Grow ownership over time: take on increasingly complex tickets, then small projects.

The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring

• 2–5+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent).
• Experience building production services in TypeScript/Node.js (or strong Java/C#/Go experience with willingness to ramp).
• Familiarity with React and modern frontend development fundamentals.
• Comfort working with APIs (REST preferred; GraphQL a plus) and collaborating on contracts.
• Familiarity with SQL databases (schema basics, writing queries, migrations with guidance).
• Exposure to async systems (queues/events) such as Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS is a plus, or willingness to learn.
• Solid engineering fundamentals: debugging, testing, code quality, and clear written communication.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotation and incident follow-ups (with support and training).

Bonus Skills

• Experience with microservices in production.
• Hands-on exposure to Kafka/RabbitMQ patterns (retries, DLQs, idempotency).
• Docker/Kubernetes familiarity.
• CI/CD experience (tests in pipeline, safe deploy patterns, feature flags).

Compensation

For Washington-based candidates, salary range is $121,000 - $157,000 + target bonus.