Staff Software Developer

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the Director of Engineering and Staff Engineer to establish technical direction.

• Guide the advancement of frontend architecture, which includes components and rendering methodologies.

• Transform product and design concepts into sophisticated, maintainable user interfaces.

• Streamline complex workflows while enhancing usability, responsiveness, and performance.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Design teams on solution development.

• Provide mentorship to engineers and elevate the standard for frontend and UX craftsmanship.

• Establish frontend patterns and enhance user experience throughout the product.

• Interact with creators and backers to gain insights into the customers being served.

• Participate in process discussions, experiments, and weekly retrospectives.

• Operate within a Ruby on Rails monolith utilizing Hotwire, Turbo, Stimulus, and Tailwind.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in developing high-quality user interfaces and recent hands-on coding experience.

• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and browser behavior fundamentals.

• Comfort with direct work in Rails views, helpers, and partials.

• Experience with or a keen interest in Hotwire, Turbo, and Stimulus.

• Preference for straightforward, maintainable systems rather than unnecessary abstraction.

• Strong instincts in product and interaction design.

• Proven experience in simplifying complex workflows.

• Ability to navigate effectively through ambiguity.

• Experience in shaping engineering patterns and conventions.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across functions.

• Capacity to serve as a go-to resource for complex or unclear frontend and UX challenges.

• Ability to think at systems, architecture, and business levels while engaging in hands-on work.

• In-depth knowledge of Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript.

• Successful candidates typically have over 10 years of software development experience, although there is no strict requirement regarding years of experience.

• Preference for cohesive Rails applications rather than fragmented frontend stacks or single-page applications (SPAs).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock option plan.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• 401k benefits with employer match.

• Stipends for supporting creators of your choice.

• Annual Learning and Development stipend.

• Family-friendly workplace with an emphasis on maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

• Remote-first position within a distributed team.

• No off-hours or weekend work, except for rare unforeseen application issues.