Software Engineer, Podium
Messaging tools for local businesses
Open for applications
Messaging tools for local businesses
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower local companies with powerful messaging tools so they can achieve their business goals.
Role
Who you are
- If you're passionate about solving complex problems, fostering a culture of learning, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, we’d love to have you on our team
- 4+ years of professional software development experience with focus on backend development as this job is mainly backend work
- 4+ years of coding experience with at least one modern language such as Python, Elixir, Ruby, or Go with function-oriented design
- Experience with front end development and web programming using React, TypeScript or JavaScript
- Experience working with Databases (Postgres), APIs and web infrastructure
- Evidence of exposure to OpenAI technologies or any LLM AI/ML emerging technologies
- Evidence of exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application (e.g., well-designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms)
Desirable
- 4+ years of experience as a full-stack engineer on an Agile development team, in a hyper-growth SaaS setting
- Passion for learning, problem solving and mentoring your peers
- Courage to ask questions, deal with ambiguity, and flexibility to pivot with business priorities
- Strong experience with algorithms, data structures, and code
- Disciplined approach to testing and quality assurance
- Experience with web infrastructure and distributed systems
- Evidence of exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application, such as well-designed APIs, high volume data pipelines, and efficient algorithms
What the job involves
- At Podium, we’re looking for talented software engineers who want to make a significant impact in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- As an engineer at Podium, you’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that directly influence the success of our products and the businesses we serve
- As part of our engineering team, you'll collaborate with professionals across departments, including Engineering, Sales, and Customer Support, to innovate and solve real-world problems for small businesses
- You’ll build scalable, high-performance systems, develop new features, and leverage emerging technologies like AI and machine learning to continuously improve our platform
- We embrace change and ambiguity, and we’re looking for engineers who are eager to drive technical solutions that shape the future of Podium
- Work in a collaborative environment at Podium where Engineering, Sales, and Customer Support collaborate closely to innovate for our customers
- Join a cross-functional team spanning Brazil and the US, where engineers play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of internal tools
- Contribute to the Internal Tools team by creating solutions that empower Podium's Go To Market team to support small businesses effectively
- Engage with a variety of products, integrating features through 3rd party APIs and harnessing AI LLM technologies to enhance our internal tools
- Make a direct impact on business outcomes by leveraging AI to optimize our tools and drive success for small businesses
Our take
Podium’s customer messaging platform offers small to medium-sized local businesses a range of solutions for communicating with their customers. The tool helps them to attract reviews, gain feedback, operate webchat as well as manage marketing campaigns and payments.
Since its 2014 launch, the company has evolved from an early focus on customer reviews to cover payment and messaging solutions. With a focus on SMS communications, it's already powering over 100,000 businesses in the US such as La-Z-Boy, Trane Technologies, Zerorez, Ken Garff Auto Group, and Rotmans. Its most recent valuation put Podium at over $3 billion.
Podium is continuing to come out with new services, including the full payments offering with the launch of card readers and a new campaign marketing solution. Its foray into payments has gone better than planned, perhaps unsurprisingly so considering the forced shift to mobile and digital payments in recent years.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2021
$201m
SERIES D
Apr 2020
$125m
SERIES C
Total funding: $418.7m
Company benefits
- 401k with a matching contribution plan
- Unlimited Vacation
- Medical, dental, vision benefits
- Onsite gym with local professional coaches
- Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
- Weekly free lunch, breakfast and delicious smoothies
Company HQ
Lehi, UT
Leadership
Eric Rea
(Co-founder & CEO)Having studied at BYU, Eric founded finegrain in 2011 before spending a year as a Software Engineer for International Atomic Energy Agency. They co-founded Podium in January 2014, and have been CEO since.
Dennis Steele
(Co-founder)Dennis started their career as a Sales Manager for Protection 1 Security Solutions before working as Account Manager for PilmerPR and SpotterRF. They worked briefly as a DevMountain Developer, having co-founded Podium with Eric.
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