Full-Time
Senior Software Engineer
Posted on 3/20/2023
Comprehensive platform for creating, hosting, and marketing videos
Senior
Cambridge, MA, USA
- You have 1-5 years' experience as a full-stack product engineer. You enjoy working up and down the stack
- You are a collaborator. Whether through pair programming, a whiteboard session, or a casual lunch conversation, collaboration helps the best ideas and practices to proliferate
- You have strong communication skills. Each of us has only part of the overall picture in our head at a given time. Explaining ideas at an understandable level of abstraction is critical to achieving a shared vision
- You're empathetic and emotionally intelligent. Sometimes things don't go smoothly. A customer gets frustrated, or a coworker does something that bothers you. Understanding where others are coming from, and being in control of and deliberate about how you respond to them, empowers you to solve problems while also being supportive of and sensitive to those around you
- You write clean and understandable code. We write code for each other and for our future selves. Code that is clear and tested sets us up for speed, reliability, and a more enjoyable development experience
- You know your fundamentals. Fads and frameworks come and go. We're less worried that you know the Next Hot Thing™ than that you feel comfortable with the underlying data structures, algorithms, languages, and protocols that make web applications work
- You are comfortable thinking in trade offs. Some decisions will always have a downside. Do we want our distributed database to be more consistent, or more available? Should we use a hosted product that will save us time now, but force us to move to a new system in a year? These are regular conversations!
- You value simplicity. Blaise Pascal once wrote, "I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one." Making things simple and elegant is deceptively difficult, but it's worth the effort because the result is easier to understand and work with
- Collaborate cross-functionally (primarily with research, design and product) to understand the needs of the customer and deliver a simple and easy-to-use solution
- Work comfortably across front-end and back-end development. We mainly use Ruby on Rails and React, but we are not wedded to them, nor do we expect engineers coming in to know our particular frameworks
- Balance technical considerations with product and business thinking. You aim for the best value, not for perfection
- Ship features and deliver value to customers under the constraints of a profitable business where long-term company thinking is acore value
- Work with engineers across teams on more complex features, for mentoring and knowledge-sharing, to support and care for the Wistia systems, and sometimes just for fun!
Wistia stands out as a comprehensive video marketing platform that empowers businesses to create, host, and measure video content, all in one place. The company's commitment to inclusivity and diversity fosters a dynamic work environment, while its focus on customer education, through detailed guides and tutorials, demonstrates industry leadership. Wistia's competitive advantage lies in its customizable, professional video player and real-time marketing data, which ensure businesses can create on-brand experiences and adapt their strategies based on audience engagement.
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$19.6M
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founded
2006
6 month growth
↑ 3%1 year growth
↑ 16%2 year growth
↑ 12%Benefits
Competitive salary + profit sharing
Flexible, unlimited vacation policy
Healthy (and non-healthy!) snacks and beverages
401(k), plus a company contribution
Fully paid health + dental insurance
Life + long term disability insurance
16 weeks paid parental leave
Transportation subsidies for your preferred mode
Personal budget for professional development
Lenny the Office Dog