Staff Software Engineer

The Company

Workstream is a mission-driven company that believes in building premium, modern software solutions for local businesses. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, who make up 80% of the global workforce, but they've been heavily underserved by technology and deserve better. We help local businesses around you hire, manage, and retain qualified workers.

Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. At series B, we are quickly expanding our product portfolio. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.

Role Summary

Our engineering team is composed of passionate, driven, and talented engineers who focus on building and innovating cloud technology solutions that empower local businesses to thrive and better serve the deskless workforce in their communities. We are seeking a talented Staff Software Engineer to join our Engagement team. This role will report to the Engineering Manager for Engagement.

Requirement

• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Lead having led systems/ architecture design from inception to execution within an Engineering team
• 5+ years of industry experience as an individual contributor
• 5+ years of experience in working in an Agile software engineering methods and tools: Scrum, Jira, GitHub, DevOps, and software architectures that allow rapid iterations
• Demonstrate an understanding of requirement management and roadmap development with product managers
• Have a passion for effective collaboration within and between cross-functional teams, with a history of building influence with Product and Design
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS) and architectural patterns and their trade-offs
• Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams across multiple timezones
• Passionate to learn, understand, and dissect new technology stacks quickly on your own
• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or equivalent training, education, and experience in information / cyber security, computer systems, IT, etc

Our tech stacks are:

• Backend: Ruby on Rails / Nodejs
• Frontend: React / Typescript
• Database: PostgreSQL / MongoDB/ Redis
• Infra: AWS / Terraform / Microservice / Kafka / Elasticsearch

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