Senior Software Engineer, NLX

• The ideal candidate will specialize in building highly-scalable, distributed systems that demand near 100% uptime
• Our preferred candidate will want to choose their next position based on being able to work on really interesting problems and will have the ability to architect scalable web application solutions which they can then speak to
• Direct work experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) is key as well as a good understanding of best practices for security and scalability
• 5 or more years experience working as a software engineer
• Strong command of JavaScript (Node.js), TypeScript, or python
• Ability to write efficient and reusable code
• Effective software debugging skills
• Object-oriented design and common software design idioms
• 3+ years using AWS services such as CloudFormation, ECS, API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively and clearly communicate concepts, ideas, and knowledge to other individuals and teams
• You are a team player with a friendly, positive attitude. You are comfortable wearing multiple hats and have genuine willingness to help out where help is needed
• Humble, coachable, and eager to grow from feedback
• Resourceful, adaptable, able to find solutions and thrive in a rapidly evolving and fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
• You may also need to periodically travel to NYC for team building and strategy sharing activities so you must have a passport or visa that permits short stays in the USA for business purposes

Desirable

• Reports To: Engineering Manager
• We are looking for a Senior Engineer to help build and maintain our natural language understanding engine
• We strive to create a team where people are comfortable iterating, asking for help, showing what they tried when they get stuck, and are able to help build their teammates up
• We often get to do things that have never been done before and that means we have to be comfortable in the unfamiliar and are able to avoid getting stuck in the details or being too proud to ask for feedback before our code is perfect
• We value transparency, communication, and community. We reward cooperation over competition
• The Head of Engineering will support you in your role as they serve as your manager. They will aim to make your work predictable, distraction-free, and rewarding
• Working in a quickly growing startup will mean some chaotic days and sometimes changing priorities as large customers’ needs change. We will make sure that your team understands when and why changes happen and how your work contributes to the overall success of the team and company
• Design and develop JavaScript (Node.js), TypeScript, Python or similar scripting programming languages, both working within and adding to an existing codebase
• Own tasks from definition to deployment
• Collaborate with other engineers of different disciplines to establish system requirements across functional boundaries
• Write robust, flexible, maintainable, easy-to-understand, adequately documented code per established best practices
• Create, improve, and maintain unit and functional tests
• Review code and participate in peer mentorship and build up more junior team members
• Learn from other members of the team across disciplines
• Demonstrate integrity and seek to build trust with coworkers
• Understand and follow NLX policies and procedures, including security policies