Senior Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Missouri.

📋 Description

• Develop technical solutions that enhance The RealReal’s on-platform experiences to attract and engage high-value customers.

• Create backend services and internal web applications to ensure consignors' items are listed, enriched, and merchandised accurately and efficiently.

• Design, build, and deploy services and tools for item creation, enrichment, configuration, listing, and merchandising workflows.

• Write high-quality, performant, secure, and testable code.

• Work across various technologies including JVM (Java, Kotlin), Elixir, Ruby, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Kafka, AWS/Lambda, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and related tools.

• Take ownership of medium-to-large features or services from start to finish.

• Influence the architecture, standards, and delivery of team-owned systems.

• Review pull requests, offer constructive feedback, collaborate with teammates, and assist with onboarding.

• Responsibly deploy user-facing and operator-facing code to production environments.

• Collaborate with product management, engineering leadership, and stakeholders to clarify uncertainties and balance customer needs with technical limitations.

• Enhance reliability and maintainability through metrics, incidents, and observability.

• Engage in ongoing learning and contribute to initiatives that drive the company forward.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience in software engineering.

• Excellent communication skills with product teams, stakeholders, and engineering colleagues; capable of clarifying ambiguous requirements.

• Proven experience in building production-ready web applications and backend systems with a focus on reliability and security.

• A strong enthusiasm for testing practices and continuous improvement; dedicated to observability-minded delivery.

• Experience in influencing the technical direction (architecture, standards, delivery), beyond merely executing predefined tasks.

• Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Elixir, Erlang, Ruby, JavaScript, Next.js, or others; prepared to work on JVM services (Java, Kotlin) as needed.

• Knowledge of IDEs, RESTful APIs, Git repositories, TypeScript, version control systems, and remote deployment tools.

• Understanding of event-based architectures, event streaming technologies like Kafka, database fundamentals, and GraphQL or similar APIs.

• Comfortable working with complex, contextual domain data and integrating with adjacent services.

• Knowledge of reusable components and building component libraries, particularly in UI-focused roles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

• Preferred: Experience in production with JVM services and/or web applications using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and React.

• Preferred: Experience integrating LLMs or managed AI APIs into backend or internal tooling.

• Preferred: Experience in building microservices integrated with neighboring teams or shared platforms.

• Preferred: Experience in developing eCommerce or marketplace platforms.

• Preferred: Experience with dashboards, monitoring, or incident management in production environments.

• Preferred: Experience with Python in production backend roles alongside JVM or service-oriented architectures.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• 401K with Company Match.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• 9 Paid Company Holidays.

• Flexible Time Off (With Manager Approval).

• Bonus program and incentive pay may be available depending on role.