Staff Backend Engineer, Howl
$200-210k
+ Equity + Incentive pay
Social commerce platform
Job no longer available
Social commerce platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$200-210k
+ Equity + Incentive pay
21-100 employees
Company mission
To reduce barriers for creators and brands to build social commerce businesses.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience as an engineer, with career trajectory
- Experience at consumer/customer facing apps (ecommerce or payments experience is a plus)
- Deep understanding of serverless technologies (Vercel, AWS Lambda, Inngest, etc)
- Expert level Typescript with Node
- Strong understanding of various backend architectures (monolithic, microservices, serverless, event-driven, etc)
- Proficiency with databases (e.g. MySQL, Snowflake)
- Experience with web frameworks at scale (e.g Next.js, GraphQL)
- Dedication to keep up with new developments in tech
- Strong communication and organizational skills, motivation to achieve results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Strong design intuition led by building Hi-Fi customer experiences
- You are an owner, you are curious and start with why vs. how
What the job involves
- Howl is hiring a Staff Software Engineer who's a true bar-raiser. You're customer-focused, a strategic partner in design and product, and committed to building with craftsmanship
- As an engineer at Howl, you'll shape the core user experience for creators and brands.
- You'll build tools to connect creators with brands, enable content monetization, ensure timely payments, and optimize performance marketing.
- You'll also refine existing workflows to enhance platform efficiency. This role involves owning business goals and key objectives
- Lead complex projects from concept to deployment, driving technical direction, architecture, and implementation
- Own projects, set realistic timelines, and deliver on commitments
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural discussions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project delivery
- Advocate for software development best practices (Testing, CI/CD, Monitoring, etc.)
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges quickly and effectively
- Write technical documentation outlining decisions, rationale, and assumptions
- Participate in risk analysis and management with engineering leadership
- Contribute high quality code that build and sustain our products and services
Our take
Advertising products via influencers has become a trillion-dollar industry. With the rise of social media, the push to mobile platforms, and the turn away from brick-and-mortar retailers, it’s now a crucial tool that both major and breakout brands leverage to great effect. Howl, an influencer marketing marketplace, may have appeared at exactly the right time and has the chance to win big from this development.
The Howl platform functions something like an Upwork for brands and influencers. Brands can list partnership opportunities on an open marketplace, whilst influencers will receive personalized recommendations, and have access to a dashboard where they can monitor sales and access easy and instant payment.
Formerly known as Narrativ, Howl benefits from a firmly established client base that includes major enterprise brands like HP, Sephora, and Samsung. With a firm foundation already laid down in this remarkably lucrative new sector, and fresh funding at its back, the company has a real chance to capture the market and find further success in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2022
$27m
SERIES A
Aug 2019
$8m
SEED
Total funding: $39.1m
Company benefits
- Pay equity-focused compensation structure
- 100% paid health insurance for employees with 80% coverage for dependents; with FSA and HSA compatibility
- 100% coverage of Teledoc services & One Medical memberships for employees and dependents
- Flexible PTO and 20 days paid Holidays
- WFH stipend
- Retirement planning - 401k through Empower
- Talkspace membership
- Paid parental leave of 12 weeks for all new parents
Company HQ
Midtown East, New York, NY
Leadership
Li Haslett Chen
(Founder & CEO)Previously a McKinsey Analyst who then moved into Marketing and Business with Moda Operandi. They have also spent time on the Board of American Express and Warner Bros.
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