Staff Software Engineer, Etsy
Payments & Seller Regulatory
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
Open for applications
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of professional software development experience, including technical leadership, ideally in a product-minded environment
- Experience working with vendor integrations, especially payments-related vendors is a strong plus
- You care as much about building great products as you do writing great code
- Code quality is critically important to you, and you can help your team and others improve the quality of existing codebases
- Have a knack for organization and breaking down large problems into smaller ones
- Can be autonomous, determined and a fast learner
- Can confidently communicate efficiently and effectively
- Enjoy learning about and interacting with the people who use your product
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to join our Payments & Seller Regulatory squad
- As a seasoned technical leader you’ll be driving the technical direction and strategy of the team, touching both our frontend and backend pipelines
- You will work closely with engineering managers, senior engineers and cross functional partners to design and deliver large scale technical solutions
- You will ensure a high level of quality by leading by example, setting solid engineering standards and mentoring engineers at all levels
- This is a full-time position reporting to the Engineering Manager, Payments & Seller Regulatory
- The Payments & Seller Regulatory squad is a crucial component of Etsy Payments and ensures that our payment processing and our sellers remain compliant regardless of where they are in the world
- We are the gatekeepers of all payments processing and are responsible for Etsy’s PCI environment and the changes done to it
- Our squad works on creating and maintaining both the user interface and the backend systems that capture and verify the data our sellers provide in order to remain compliant
- We are integrated with a few vendors that help us assess the correctness of the data we have on file, allowing us to take action when necessary
- Architecting solutions to significantly complex, unscoped problems
- Systems design is a primary responsibility of this role
- Set technical direction for your teammates
- You will be involved in the early scoping of complex new projects
- This involves adding nuance to complex product requirements to ensure issues are found early and often in the planning process
- You will work collaboratively with multiple engineers at a range of levels to support you in gaining critical onboarding about how Etsy designs and writes software
- Continuously learn from your teammates and share your own insights with them
- Push code to production early and often using our continuous deployment systems
- Empathy, ownership, communication, and technical skill are valued equally
- Participate in code and design reviews and maintain high standards of code quality
- 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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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
Company values
- We commit to our craft - Our work has the power to change lives. That’s why we strive to learn continuously and excel at what we do
- We minimize waste - Time, resources, and energy are precious, so we focus only on what will have the greatest impact
- We embrace differences - Diverse teams are stronger, and inclusive cultures are more resilient. When we seek out different perspectives, we make better decisions and build better products
- We dig deeper - The best solutions to meaningful challenges are rarely easy or obvious. We stay curious, balance our intuition with insights, and decide with confidence
- We lead with optimism - We believe in our mission, and we believe in each other. We see the world as it is, set ambitious goals, and inspire one another with generosity of spirit. Together, we reimagine what is possible
Company HQ
Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Articles
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.
People progressing
Became the Director of International Strategy and Operations after a year and 2 months as a senior manager in the division. After nearly 5 years in that role, they became Director of Marketing and International Strategy & Operations, and six months after that was promoted to Senior Director in that same department.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Etsy
- Diversity is a priority at Etsy, owned by everyone:
- A diverse workforce is critical to Etsy’s success—it makes us a stronger, better, more resilient and more relevant company. We have an inclusive culture and each of us actively creates opportunities for underrepresented groups to join, thrive and advance at Etsy
- We welcome all perspectives:
- As individuals, we invite a variety of viewpoints and experiences—especially when they conflict with our own. We encourage questions more than statements, and provide a safe environment in which all employees can surface and discuss concerns
- We measure and share openly:
- We contribute to broader progress by evaluating, iterating and transparently communicating our successes and failures internally and externally
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