Senior Software Engineer

About the Senior Software Engineer Position

Stairwell is on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer with a solid foundation in distributed systems and a focus on building and leading technical teams. This role is not just about designing but also hands-on building of advanced software solutions. We seek proactive individuals who are adept in creating and guiding the development of complex systems. If you have a passion for both constructing innovative software and leading technically, consider joining our dynamic team at Stairwell.

Senior Software Engineer Responsibilities

• This person will be a player & a coach. Someone who is actively coding, but also can effectively demonstrate to & educate other members of the team with coding design techniques & coding standards. 
• Head & collaborate with a team of software engineers to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.
• Manage multiple projects priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your team.
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques, and coding standards

Senior Software Engineer Qualifications

• Stairwell doesn't believe a college degree is a requirement for any role. We embrace all people, who are able to perform at the highest levels of their field, regardless of how they obtained their education.
• 5-6+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong background in software development in one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Go, Java, or C++.
• Experience leading multi-person engineering projects.
• Close familiarity with software engineering tools, software development methodology and release processes.
• Deep knowledge creating large scale design & backend work.
• Curiosity in understanding the security space and how cutting edge technologies can shape it.
• Working experience with several from the following: systems infrastructure, large-scale database implementation and design, machine learning, search engine ranking, and/or web scale data science.

Additional Information: Minimum Salary of $170,000 - $190,000 + equity + benefits.