Senior Software Engineer, Etsy
Android Performance
$158-186k
+ Equity package & An annual performance bonus
1-2 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
Job no longer available
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$158-186k
+ Equity package & An annual performance bonus
1-2 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- Have previously worked on large Android applications with many developers or teams
- Can help to define unconstrained problems, and know when to seek help when no progress is being made
- Experience in Android debugging practices and tools, & interest in debugging unfamiliar code or systems
- Product engineering mindset. The work you’ll do here will impact millions of users, it’s essential to understand the users’ problems and find effective solutions for them
- Have a “leave it better than you found it” mentality, and are willing to work with and improve on code you did not originally write
- Appreciate working with folks who value knowledge sharing, and want to contribute to a culture of generosity
- Lead with questions, curiosity, and kindness while being an excellent communicator
- Are comfortable with saying “I don’t know”, doing research, and returning with options complete with trade offs
- Proficiency in Kotlin and Java (we’re increasingly Kotlin, but some areas of our codebase are still 'classic' Java)
- Proficiency in both XML and Jetpack Compose UI frameworks
What the job involves
- Etsy is looking for an Android Engineer to join the Performance team under the Product Enablement organization, where you will improve the performance and performance monitoring of our native app
- You will also work cross-functionally with product and platform teams to help them avoid shipping performance regressions and understand where improvements can be made
- The Performance Team delivers optimizations and observability to track and improve the experience Etsy’s users have, both on the web and in our native applications
- We work with a wide range of teams across the company to provide the data they need to make informed decisions and the context they need to understand where improvements are called for
- We work at all levels of the tech stack, driven by curiosity, empathy for our users, and a keen interest in answering “Why isn’t this faster?”. The team is experienced in web performance, and we’re looking to improve native app performance to match
- As an Android engineer, you will be responsible for pushing our codebase forward, shipping quickly and safely, and helping us on our most impactful projects
- You’ll improve the performance & monitoring of our Android app, and identify how to make writing and maintaining performant code easier for other teams
- We ship weekly and invest in testing & automation to enable that. To build with confidence, we extensively use remote configuration, feature flags, and declarative, server-driven APIs
- We also provide daily support for peers across Etsy (ex. writing documentation, reviewing pull requests, answering Slack questions, auditing new features)
- Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law
Our take
Created as an alternative to more corporate eCommerce sites, Etsy is a peer-to-peer (P2P) website where users buy and sell handmade crafts, vintage items, art, and photography. The online marketplace works similarly to Amazon and eBay, only with an emphasis on unique items rather than mass-produced merchandise.
Since its IPO in 2015, it has managed to hold its own in an increasingly competitive eCommerce industry, including from Amazon's handmade section that launched in 2015. Further, by providing sellers with ownership over pricing and branding, the site is attractive for those wanting to set up a business on an established platform.
However, the seller-side of Etsy is not without problems. The recent hike in transaction fees and the introduction of mandatory marketing fees for artists with high turnovers has created significant discontent amongst sellers. Etsy must reconcile these issues to ensure artists continue to operate on the same scale within the platform. It plans to attract shoppers with its message of extraordinary, handmade and affordable products.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2012
$40m
LATE VC
Aug 2010
$20m
SERIES E
Total funding: $91.7m
Company benefits
- Equity (offers vary by country)
- Performance bonuses
- Paid gender neutral parental leave
- Adoption and family planning
- Back-up care
- Volunteer time off
- Donation matching
- Employee resource groups
- Global virtual events
- Employer paid health benefits
- Fitness benefits
- Wellness programming
- Mental health benefits
- 401K matching/Pension contributions
Company HQ
Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Leadership
Josh Silverman
(CEO)Previously senior executive at eBay, CEO of Shopping.com, CEO of Skype and President of Consumer Products & Services at American Express.
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