Lead Software Engineer, Content Moderation

Our mission is to help people everywhere find a job and company they love. We’re transforming the workplace experience through the power of transparency. As the worldwide leader in employer branding and insights, our vision is for a world where transparency empowers the workforce and motivates companies to become better employers.

Please note this role is open to remote hiring. Our main office locations are in San Francisco, CA, Chicago, IL and Uniontown, OH.

About the Role

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be working on the Glassdoor's Content Moderation & Fraud Engineering team. The Content Moderation and Fraud is passionate about building robust tools to ensure users continue to trust UGC on Glassdoor. It manages and improves the experience of manual and auto moderation of the user generated content on the Glassdoor website along with Fraud prevention and detection tools.

A typical week includes working with fellow Engineers and Product Managers and to understand and clarify new feature requests that support Glassdoor's business goals. You will collaborate with fellow Software Engineers across different teams to discover new ways of building features and services. You'll also have the opportunity to collaborate with Product and Design leaders to help scope and plan efforts.

Compensation: $155,600 - $194,500

*At Glassdoor, operating transparently is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we let job seekers know that salary ranges may differ for jobs depending on where these positions are filled. It’s no secret that the cost of living and other economic considerations vary widely across the country and the world.

At Glassdoor we apply a “tier” system to promote consistency in level of compensation for where roles are filled in different locations. The tiers are as follows: 

• Tier 1 encompasses the highest salary range for states where large metropolitan areas are located (ie: San Francisco, New York City, Washington DC, & etc)
• Tier 2 encompasses salary ranges 15% less than those in Tier 1 for states with mid-sized cities (ie: Chicago, Dallas, Portland, etc) 
• Tier 3 encompasses salary ranges 20% less than those in Tier 1 for states with  smaller 
• cities (including our Ohio office, Nevada, etc)  

You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here. 

What You'll Do:

• You have a passion for crafting high-quality services and APIs, and enjoy working closely with other specialists
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and enjoy giving thoughtful feedback on things like pull requests and product specifications
• You enjoy working closely with partners in different fields (engineering, product, and design) during the software development process
• You recognize the value of shipping, and are able to make good trade-offs in order to get something into the hands of customers
• You take phenomenal care when crafting and architecting services and APIs
• You understand the value of testing, and make good decisions about what to test when building software

What You’ll Bring 

• 7 years building high-quality, secure services for high-traffic websites.
• Experience with Java or a JVM language like Kotlin.
• Experience with Spring or another dependency injection framework.
• Experience with databases like Postgres, MSSQL, or MySQL.
• Experience designing and building RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
• Experience building products and services in an agile environment.
• Effective written and verbal communicator.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a technical field (Engineering, Math, etc), or equivalent work experience.
• Strong desire to add to our culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Nice to Have 

• Experience with AWS technologies like Lambda and SQS.
• Experience with Elasticsearch and Redis.
• Full-stack experience with React, Node, NPM, CSS, and other front-end technologies.

For more information about some of the exciting technology work being done at Glassdoor, check out our Engineering Blog!

Why Glassdoor?

• 100% company paid medical/dental/vision/life coverage, with 80% dependent coverage.
• Equity Incentives in our parent company's ADR (Recruit Holdings, Stock ID: 6098T).
• Annual 10% bonus aligning with bi-annual performance reviews.  
• 401(k) Plan with a Company Match to prepare for your future.
• Generous paid holidays and open paid time off.

Our Commitments

• Transparency: We are open and honest. We share information – the good and the bad – so we can continuously learn, collaborate and make the right decisions. Pay bands, our compensation philosophy, and employee feedback survey responses are shared publicly.
• Innovation: We actively pursue new and different ways to further Glassdoor’s mission. We forge our own path by challenging the status quo. The ultimate goal is not just to change how we operate at Glassdoor, but for every employer to follow our lead!
• Good People: We work together with integrity, respect and compassion for one another. We have fun together! We are inclusive, fair and humble while remaining confident. We do the right thing, period.
• GRIT: We are resilient, inventive and fearless. We see challenges as opportunities. With passion and courage, we come together to get the job done.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We are dedicated to building a company that is more diverse and representative of society at large. Glassdoor externally publishes our Diversity & Inclusion report and information about our employee population to hold ourselves accountable to our dedication. We also provide programs and resources to build a greater sense of belonging for our employees.

Glassdoor is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. Glassdoor is an equal opportunity employer; committed to creating a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.