Lead Software Engineer, Smarsh
$160-190k
Cloud-based archiving and compliance solutions
Job no longer available
Cloud-based archiving and compliance solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$160-190k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable customers to take advantage of the latest communication and collaboration tools, while staying ahead of compliance risk.
Role
Who you are
- We’re seeking someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, is naturally curious and interested in learning, has strong communication and collaboration skills, and helps others grow by sharing their expertise and encouragement
- You bring 10+ years of technical leadership experience working in a modern cloud company and expertise in distributed systems. You're experienced with at least some of our tech stack, are willing to learn new technologies and languages, and aren’t afraid to admit what you don’t know. Learn more about our tech stack here
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
- 3+ years of experience with a search technology (Solr, Lucene, ElasticSearch)
- Proficiency in Java, C#, Groovy
- Ability to diagram system architecture and write comprehensive documentation about features and design of software architecture
- Experience managing and deploying applications in Kubernetes
- Proficient with MS SQL and the ability to optimize stored procedures and indexes
- Experience in leading Agile teams and working with Scrum methodologies
- Familiarity with Linux Services
- Familiarity with Kafka and AMQ
- Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in technical communities
What the job involves
- As a Lead Engineer, you will oversee the technical aspects of designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software solutions within our Professional Archive Search Team
- Your deep knowledge of search and indexing data structures and backend services will help us deliver functionality that empowers Smarsh clients to meet their compliance needs
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Engineering, and Site Reliability, to build scalable, reliable, and high-performance applications
- You will be at the forefront of driving technical excellence and crafting powerful solutions that scale while fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- We are looking for an experienced engineer who is passionate about solving complex problems, implementing best practices, and driving technical innovation
- If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and have a track record of delivering impactful software solutions, we want to hear from you
- We’re seeking someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, is naturally curious and interested in learning, has strong communication and collaboration skills, and helps others grow by sharing their expertise and encouragement
- You bring 10+ years of technical leadership experience working in a modern cloud company and expertise in distributed systems. You're experienced with at least some of our tech stack, are willing to learn new technologies and languages, and aren’t afraid to admit what you don’t know. Learn more about our tech stack here
- You will support and empower the team to do their best work
- Be a strategic partner by actively working with adjacent engineering teams and stakeholders to develop and apply scalable solutions
- Regularly mentor and coach engineers to expand their skills and support their career growth, including pair programming
- Share rotating on-call duties for our incident response
- Lead the architecture, design, and development of software solutions, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and security
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to define technical requirements, timelines, and deliverables
- Implement and advocate for Agile best practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps methodologies
- Perform code reviews, identify technical debt, and drive initiatives to improve code quality and system performance
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring high availability and reliability of services
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends and evaluate their potential impact on the organization
- Manage and deploy applications in Kubernetes
- Monitor application health and performance in Splunk, Datadog, Grafana
- You're comfortable with ambiguity and figuring things out as they evolve, change, and new requirements emerge
Our take
The emergence of new digital communication technologies provides businesses with a great opportunity for growth. But regulated businesses need to ensure they carry out communications monitoring, archiving, and compliance to stay on the right side of regulators. This can be difficult to do with new tech - to the extent that some businesses are hesitant to adopt it at all.
Of course, there’s a substantial appetite for ways to get around this obstacle and therefore reap the business benefits of modern comms. Smarsh provides just that, with its suite of archive, storage, and monitoring tools. In the two decades since its founding, the platform has netted over 6,500 clients including top worldwide banks, brokerage firms, insurers, registered investment advisors, and state and local government agencies in the US.
This puts Smarsh in a formidable position going forward. The issue the company addresses is only getting more acute as the volume of communications increases, more tech is brought to market, and the hybrid work model pushes more communications online. Smarsh’s extensive, top-tier global reach will help it field this growing market opportunity.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2015
$28m
LATE VC
Sep 2007
$15.6m
LATE VC
Total funding: $43.6m
Company benefits
- Healthcare insurance: We provide medical, dental and vision insurance and a flexible spending account that allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible out-of-pocket expenses
- Personal time off: A healthy work-life balance is critical to your success at the office. Smarsh offers a "take-what-you-need" time off policy as well as flexible work arrangements
- Recognition: We're big on kudos for a job well done. Our employee recognition program enables co-workers to nominate their peers who best embody our core values for recognition
- Life and disability insurance: Fully paid life and disability insurance coverage is provided from the day you start your job
- Wellness program: You're happier when you're healthier. So we reimburse a portion of employees' monthly health club expenses
- Retirement savings: We match a percentage of your retirement savings contributions. Smarsh employer match invests immediately, so it's yours from day one
- Sabbatical: The Smarsh sabbatical program provides a time to recharge, study or simply a time to do something you are passionate about away from the workplace. Employees are eligible after six years of service
- Giving back: Through our community partnership program, Full Circle, employees make a positive difference and receive paid time off for Full Circle activities so they can support the organizations that matter most to them
- Employee assistance program: We offer free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals and follow-up services to employees for personal or work-related issues to support their mental and emotional well-being
- Cellphones: To support our mobile and geographically dispersed workforce, we offer corporate cellular plan discounts with both AT&T and T-Mobile
- Getting here and home: Biking and taking public transit to work is not only cool but a smart and green thing to do. Smarsh proudly reimburses for monthly transit costs and biking expenses
- Parental leave: We want to support our colleagues who are starting a family. Smarsh offers paid leave to help you welcome your new bundle(s) of joy into the world
Company HQ
Portland Downtown, Portland, OR
Leadership
Stephen Marsh
(Founder)Previously worked on capital market systems at Fidelity Investments, and then moved to a Senior Product Manager role at CCBN. They are also a board member at The Wild, Asset Compliance Inc., and ComplySci.
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