Role Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Location Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA

Basic Job Details

Office days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Work from home days: Monday, Friday
Job type: Full-Time

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Infrastructure team, you will help lead creating of robust testing infrastructure that enhances engineering productivity and sets a high standard for code quality. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of software engineering principles, the ability to lead the development of testing tools, and a strategic approach to improving our development processes. This role is crucial to our mission of delivering reliable, scalable, and secure software solutions. You will play a pivotal part in our software development lifecycle by building the tools and infrastructure. You will work with our Head of Engineering to enable our engineers to produce high-quality code as well as layout the foundational groundwork for what code quality looks like here now at Baton and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Write and test product or system development code.
• Participate in, or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies.
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices
  • (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Lead and Collaborate: Work with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and operations, to identify, prioritize, and address engineering challenges related to testing and quality.
• Testing Tools Development: Create and maintain sophisticated testing tools and infrastructure that empower engineers to improve code quality and productivity.
• Design and Code Reviews: Participate in design and code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and overall software quality, while also providing guidance on testing strategies.
• System Integration: Develop systems that integrate multiple components, improving performance, reliability, and scalability, and ensuring these systems are testable.
• Automation Strategy: Design, develop, and implement advanced automation strategy frameworks that integrate seamlessly with our CI/CD pipelines, enhancing the overall efficiency of the software development lifecycle.
• Automated Testing Frameworks: Develop robust automated testing frameworks for complex integrations, ensuring continuous delivery and deployment without compromising quality.
• Data Validation: Implement stringent data validation processes within the testing tools to ensure accuracy and integrity in software development.
• Code Security: Strengthen security within testing environments, preventing system failures and ensuring secure operations.
• Standardize Engineering Excellence: Commit to superior engineering by applying industry best practices and innovative methods to create efficient and high-quality software solutions.

Required Qualifications 

• Python Proficiency:
  • Advanced proficiency coding in python at a senior level
• Enterprise-grade Testing:
  • Ability to Design and Implement enterprise-grade testing automation strategies
• First Principle Thinking:
  • Capability to apply first principle thinking to project planning in order to reach impactful milestone achievements
• Technical Leadership:
  • Technical Leadership and cross-functional collaboration across an org

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in computer science or related field
• 5+ years experience in software development
• Comprehensive knowledge of modern big data

The Perks

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Annual bonus and Long Term Incentive Plan participation
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401k with matching
• Medical, Dental, and Vision health coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount to market value)
• Hyper stable, publicly traded enterprise
• Collaborative, fun, and tech forward office in Hayes Valley (San Francisco)

Compensation Range: The annual base salary range for this position is $222,000 - $296,000*. Compensation will vary based on factors including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. In addition to base salary, Baton’s full-time employees are eligible for an annual performance bonus.