Staff Software Engineer, Etsy
Service Platform Team
+ Equity Package + Annual Performance Bonus
More information about location
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
Job no longer available
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity Package + Annual Performance Bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- You have 7+ years of experience in an SRE or DevOps role in a cloud environment coupled with strong software and/or platform engineering experience
- You have experience as a technical lead or architect for large scale, distributed, consumer facing applications
- Bash/Python/Go proficiency essential. PHP/Node proficiency is more of a bonus
- You have in-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems and have experience with hypervisors, Linux containers and orchestration managers
- You have design experience with Service Oriented Architecture and hands on experience with container management tooling (like Cloud Run or Kubernetes)
- You are comfortable providing estimates or project ideas that will influence your team’s roadmap
- You are a strong collaborator and communicator and can mentor other engineers
- Your written communication is concise and clear
- You are able to step up to lead the team when necessary, or dive deep to help with most challenging technical details
What the job involves
- Our Foundation Engineering teams are responsible for innovating and scaling our systems and infrastructure to align with Etsy's rapid growth and future plans
- More specifically our teams build, maintain, and support many of the platforms and services that power Etsy’s technical stack to connect tens of millions of Etsy sellers and customers
- We also partner with Etsy engineers to help them achieve paved path development and deployment experiences
- This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, Service Platform
- You will be joining a mission critical team responsible for the architecture, implementation, and support of Etsy’s primary containerized Services Platform built on Cloud Run
- This new platform supports the service based architecture initiatives of many Etsy teams including both product and infrastructure engineering
- We're looking for people who are excellent at working with others, are creative problem-solvers, and are passionate about software as craft
- We value clear communication, honest feedback, and empathy for others
- This is a truly exciting opportunity to join Etsy as we move into the next stage of our service platform’s evolution, building on its rapid adoption and scaling it to a higher level of maturity for the growing needs of our engineering teams
- Etsy is seeking a Staff Engineer with SRE/Service//DevOps experience to join its growing Foundation Platform and SRE organization
- As a Staff Engineer you will be the technical and career role model on the direct team, in the Platform Initiative, and within the entire infrastructure organization
- You will be responsible for architecting our systems in GCP as well as leading and delivering on multiple critical and complex technical initiatives in GCP
- You will work with stakeholders and internal customers to align their requirements with project roadmaps and technical design
- At important junctures, you will evaluate pros and cons and provide guidance and recommendations on which design decisions or technical direction to take
- You will help determine project priorities and quarterly deliverables and help drive the team and initiative roadmaps
- You will produce stellar technical specs and documentation that can be read and understood by team members and other technical leads and engineering leaders
- You will mentor and coach junior engineers on the team and in the engineering organization
- You will participate in hiring efforts
- 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. A hike in transaction fees and the introduction of mandatory marketing fees for artists with high turnovers created significant discontent amongst sellers. Despite this, Etsy continues to connect artists and consumers, attracting 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.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 28 more jobs at Etsy