Software Engineer, The Farmer's Dog

• Knowledge of programming languages and software development standard processes to ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Analytical and problem solving skills to identify and resolve issues that arise during projects to minimize delays and keep projects on track
• Strong architectural design experience working at scale
• Takes the initiative to learn new technologies when jumping into new projects and looking for ways to improve the system
• Experience designing, implementing and launching new features that have a large user impact, while reducing tech debt
• Solid data modeling skills for assessing and expanding our domain
• Experience with multi-functional teams including developers, product managers, and partners to meet project and organizational goals
• Provide meaningful, actionable feedback that encourages growth and drives team excellence
• Experience mentoring other engineers
• Challenge existing engineering processes, while always looking for ways to improve them
• Proficiency in our stack which is top-to-bottom JavaScript (and TypeScript); a background with React, Angular, Node.js and Vue.js is preferred
• There’s a focus on quality in everything you deliver from code, to architecture, to group messages
• You are always looking to improve your environment and take things from good to great
• You are the go to person for multiple technologies and are always willing to help out, by teaching and answering questions
• Detail oriented internally and externally. You love to build accurate mental models of how things work
• Always looking for ways to improve the system. With every new feature, you look for opportunities to improve the codebase
• Focused on seeking out contrasting opinions so you can learn and grow
• Resourceful enough to get the answers you need independently while savvy enough to develop solutions collaboratively
• Comfortable in both scrappy and entrepreneurial environments, as well as more sophisticated and later-stage organizations
• You think critically and objectively; have excellent problem solving skills and the ability to make quick decisions based on business demands
• You challenge convention, you question why processes exist and make suggestions on how to improve them
• You give meaningful and actionable feedback to others, helping others grow
• High energy and action-oriented with a passion for getting things done in complex environments
• Strong communication skills. You are articulate and persuasive while able to listen and incorporate the perspectives of others
• Results orientated with a strong work ethic. Must be tenacious, with the emotional intelligence to know when to push harder and when to look for alternative approaches
• Committed to furthering the mission of The Farmer’s Dog

• You’ll work with a talented engineering “pawd” to expand and improve our subscription-based, direct-to-consumer, e-commerce platform that delivers fresh food to pets across the country
• You’ll deliver high quality, well-tested and peer-reviewed code to production in minutes using our automated CI/CD pipeline
• Your solutions will leverage industry best practices including A/B experiments, feature toggles and canary rollouts to confidently release high-impact features that dog lovers will love
• You’ll regularly white board, pair program and review architecture with top-notch peers with experience working at Amazon, Google, Disney, and Apple
• You’ll work closely with the team to restructure our application architecture to handle our rapid growth at scale

• Dog-friendly offices
• Equity packages
• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401k match
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Flexible PTO and work-from-home policy
• Discounted fresh dog food
• Your pet interrupting video calls and in-person meetings is now a feature, not a bug

Total funding: $168.1m

Pet food production in the US is held to alarmingly low safety and quality standards despite being a $99 billion industry, which is hidden behind loose labeling and marketing regulations. When one of the founders of The Farmer's Dog realised that dog food was making his dog sick, they decided that dogs shouldn't be fed anything that wouldn't pass legal requirements for humans.