Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Design/Architect, develop, test, improve and deploy systems that serve our users. 
• Drive designs of major software components, systems, and features within your squad and also cross teams.
• Use your understanding of the product and our business goals to build proven and high quality solutions inline with our long-term strategy.
• Work closely with engineering and product managers in your team and across teams.
• Analyze website performance and implement solutions for improvement, including unit and integration tests.
• Participate in code review, deployment, and improvements to our ability to ship reliable code.
• Help support other engineers through technical leadership, mentorship and lending a helping hand. 

Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred
• 8+ years of hands-on programming experience in one of the following languages: Javascript
• Experience developing technologies such as Node.js, GraphQL, PostgresDB
• Experience operating and maintaining live web services and troubleshooting live issues
• Experience developing fault-tolerant distributed systems from the ground up, including requirements-gathering, architecture design, project breakdown, and execution
• Experience defining team-level technical processes, such as code reviews and testing
• Experience developing and operating services at scale
• Experience with cloud services (e.g. AWS)Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

Desired Behaviors

• Receptive to change – is flexible. Seeks and adopts improved approaches and processes.
• Initiates action – is results oriented, takes responsibility for actions and outcomes. Meets commitments and strives for high performance.
• Manages the workload - makes timely decisions, prioritises effectively, solves problems, monitors results and takes remedial action where necessary.
• Technically proficient – able to apply the technical knowledge and skills required in the job role and responsibilities in order to achieve the expected outputs. 
• Takes responsibility for own learning - knows personal strengths, recognizes development needs, and takes action to improve. Is open to feedback and always seeks to learn. 
• Communicates ideas – respectfully exchange information and proposes a way forward. Listen to views of colleagues and take in diverse perspectives. 
• Works collaboratively – shares knowledge and information, fosters teamwork and contributes to a positive work environment where people want to come to work.  
• Display ethical character and competence - acts with integrity and intent, is accountable for own actions, behaves according to the company values. 
• Act as a good citizen of UpKeep.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This role will receive a competitive salary + company bonus + benefits + equity. The base salary for US-based employees may expect offers in the below ranges for this role: $140,000 - $156,000.
• A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background and experience. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.