Senior Software Engineer (Front End)

About This Role

Hello, prospective pickle! Design Pickle is looking for a versatile and passionate full-stack front-end Software Engineer to join us in pushing our products and technology forward. You will play a key role in building the next generation of creative products that power collaboration between Design Pickle’s customers and the global network of creatives. You will use a wide range of technologies, programming languages, and systems and be responsible for all aspects of software development.

The ideal candidate will combine superb technical, research, and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. Given our aspirational vision to be the most helpful creative platform in the world and the nature of our products, this role requires entrepreneurial drive and thinking, comfort with ambiguity, and experience building large-scale, high-performance web applications/systems for a global audience.

If you have ever wanted to make a significant contribution and help shape the trajectory of a startup, this role is for you!

Reports to: Director of Engineering

On a daily basis, works closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, and Software Engineers.

Location: Design Pickle is a fully remote company with a Company Hub in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Who We Are Looking For

First, Design Pickle is anything but typical. We’re a group of hard-working, creativity-loving individuals from around the world.

Do we love pickles, too? Most of us! But don’t stress if pickles aren’t your thing. It’s not a deal-breaker. We do look for a passion and interest in something, though, because our employees’ uniqueness is what helped make us the great company we are today.

We stand by our vision, purpose, and values, and these are mission-critical to how you show up every single day.

Specific to your role, we’re looking for individuals who have...

• Enthusiasm for our purpose: To be the most helpful creative company in the world.
• 7 years of professional experience as a software engineer.
• 3 years of experience with backend technology (e.g. Ruby on Rails, Express.js, Spring, .NET).
• 3 years of experience with JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue).
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and analytics products (e.g., DataDog, Looker, Pendo, Amplitude, Hotjar).
• A proven track record of building highly available, scalable, and sustainable products; passionate about the products you build, how they look, how they feel, and how they perform.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - we’re a remote-first company so effective communication is vital.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Bonus Pickle Points:

• In-depth experience with React application framework, experience with Ruby on Rails, and knowledge of Tailwind.
• An astute eye for process improvements.
• Comfortable working independently and with a 10 person development team.
• Proven track record of building and/or improving company culture.
• Exceptional written communication - we’re a remote-first company so effective communication is vital.

Key Objectives and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers, and other teams in an agile environment to ensure smooth delivery and execution of projects.
• Provide technical leadership and help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Experiment and drive A/B testing, and associated metrics for success, and helping shape the experiments that will drive the business forward.
• Receive close guidance and mentorship from engineering and product leaders, as well as code reviews from peers.
• Build and improve our company culture.

The compensation range for this position is $165,000 to $180,000 annually. The actual salary offer made to a candidate will be made with mindful consideration of a wide range of factors. These factors include but are not limited to skills, qualifications, education/knowledge, experience, and alignment with market data for a given location within the US. In addition to base salary, some positions may be eligible for additional compensation such as bonuses or commissions. This salary data is for our US-based positions only.