Senior Software Engineer at Skydio

Job Description

Classy’s Engineering team is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Commerce services team. This team is part of our larger core services group responsible for the design, build, and maintenance of our critical microservices and infrastructure that processes vast volumes of financial transactions measured in billions. The ideal candidate will combine good engineering expertise with product aptitude, is motivated by exciting technical challenges that come with scale, and thrives in a fast-paced, iterative, and collaborative environment. We want to talk to you if you are unfazed by the idea of refactoring to improve our existing systems, and building net-new systems.

What youll do:

Be a valued member of an autonomous cross-functional agile team to continuously experiment, iterate and deliver on our technical and product roadmaps
Play an important role in building and maintaining a robust, fault-tolerant transactions orchestration layer (e-commerce platform)
Contribute to a microservice-based evolution of our platform and architecture
Learn and grow your skills by working collaboratively with experienced and engaged developers to design new features and re-architect existing ones.
Collaborate with other engineers to improve your software engineering skills using the best software development practices and processes.
What you bring (Required):

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
5+ years building and maintaining highly scalable backend services in an event-driven architecture
Good understanding of distributed software architecture with experience debugging distributed systems with high data loads
Experience building RESTful APIs
Experience with Javascript ES6, Node.js/Express, NestJS, or other backend technologies and languages
Familiarity AWS solutions (EC2, ECS, Lambda, SNS), infrastructure as code tools (terraform), and containerization (Docker)
Ability to understand product requirements and translate them into technical subtasks.
High-level proficiency in schema design in relational or NoSQL databases (MySQL, MongoDB)
A deep sense of quality, and sharp engineering skills with strong computer science fundamentals.
Good written and verbal communication skills
What would be awesome to have (Preferred):

E-commerce experience working in PCI compliant environments
Enterprise SaaS
Why youll love it here…

Market competitive pay
Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions.
401(k) retirement plan with company matching
Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees
Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
Learning & development and recognition programs
Gives Back Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company
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Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
Youll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together.
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