Staff Software Engineer, Guideline

Backend

$158-271.5k

Salary varies by location; Eligible to receive equity in the form of Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

Senior and Expert level

Remote in US

Retirement plans for small business

Open for applications

Retirement plans for small business

201-500 employees

FintechHRPersonal financeFinancial Services

Open for applications

$158-271.5k

Salary varies by location; Eligible to receive equity in the form of Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

Senior and Expert level

Remote in US

201-500 employees

FintechHRPersonal financeFinancial Services

Company mission

To help everyone arrive at a safe, secure retirement, whether they're a small business owner, an employee, or self-employed.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

8+ years of professional experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale backend software products and systems
Expertise in Ruby programming language and Ruby on Rails web application framework
Working knowledge of relational databases, database schema design, and designing APIs
Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and integrating security into the development lifecycle
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills
Familiarity with building and scaling a distributed systems environment built with Kubernetes, Docker, and GCP or similar tools

What the job involves

Guideline is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our expanding engineering team
You will join a distributed team of remote employees and employees based near our offices
As a Backend Engineer on an agile team, you will build upon our growing line of products that bring the possibility of a safe retirement to more people
Scope projects and design systems architecture for usability and scaling our products
Develop features that improve complex processes and systems, making them more robust and performant with less human intervention
Design, develop, and maintain backend systems and infrastructure with a strong focus on security, scalability, and performance
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend infrastructure, ensuring high availability and reliability
Work with other engineering teams to integrate security features into product development without sacrificing performance or usability
Champion best practices in software development, including code reviews, test automation, and continuous integration, ensuring code quality and operational excellence
Write clear, comprehensive documentation for system architecture, design decisions, and operational procedures
Work with a group of passionate technologists to help automate administrative tasks and build unique solutions to solve our users' problems

Our take

When businesses offer a 401(K) plan, a message is sent to employees and potential employees that their future is valued by their employer. However, small businesses are often left behind, being charged extortionate fees or ignored by 401(K) providers altogether, leaving many American families with no retirement savings and the potential of retiring into poverty.

Guideline spotted this oversight as an opportunity to jump in and offer small businesses an affordable 401(K). It generates income by charging each business a flat monthly fee per participant.

The company now manages retirement plans for hundreds of thousands of people in over 40,000 companies and has accumulated over $8 billion in assets under management. Benefits providers Intuit, Gusto, and Square all use Guideline as their 401(K) partners.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-6% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Trustpilot (2.7)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2021

$200m

SERIES E

Jul 2020

$80m

SERIES D

Total funding: $339m

Company benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans—100% for employees, 70% for dependents
Generous 401(k) match
Paid time off + unlimited vacation days
Paid parental leave
Mental health coaching and therapy
Learning and development stipend
Cash referral bonus
Commuter benefits

Company HQ

Downtown, Burlingame, CA

Leadership

Kevin Busque

(CEO)

Majored in Computer Information Science at Fitchburg State University. Started out as an Advisory Unix Systems Administrator at IBM and then founded LinkedUp.net, an Open Source consulting company, in 1996. Acted as Chief Information Security Officer at the Institute for Health Metrics and was Director of IT at Humedica. Co-founded TaskRabbit in 2008, acting as its VP of Technology until 2015.

Mike Nelson

(CTO)

Majored in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine. Was Mobile Developer and CTO at TechStars-backed Accelgolf from 2007 to 2010. Joined SkillSlate as Rails Engineer and CTO, before being hired by TaskRabbit as Staff Engineer in 2012.

Jeremy Caballero

(Co-Founder & CPO)

Started out as a Junior Programmer at Mail Boxes Etc. Worked as a Photographer and Videographer from 2007 to 2011, and then as a Freelance Digital Designer. Was Lead Designer at lifestyle adventure brand Targa Trophy before joining TargetSafety's UX team. Was made Lead Product Designer at TaskRabbit in 2012.

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