Staff Software Engineer, Taskrabbit
Project Domain Team
$150-200k
+ Bonus
More information about location
2 days a week in office
Outsourcing marketplace for everyday tasks
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Outsourcing marketplace for everyday tasks
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$150-200k
+ Bonus
More information about location
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform lives, one task at a time, by connecting millions globally with trusted Taskers every year.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of professional experience in software development, with a primary focus on building and scaling complex backend systems
- Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and the NestJS framework, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, production-grade features at scale
- Extensive experience building and consuming API-driven applications (e.g., RESTful services) and a strong understanding of microservice architectures
- A solid foundation in Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles and the ability to apply them to solve complex business logic challenges
- Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms to build decoupled, resilient systems
- A strong commitment to code quality, comprehensive documentation, and a mindset geared toward operational excellence and system reliability
Desirable
- Experienced in Ruby on Rails with a proven ability to navigate and interpret complex legacy codebases
- Expertise in database technologies such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, with the ability to design efficient schemas and write highly optimized queries
- Experience operating in a distributed systems environment and a solid conceptual understanding of event-driven architecture (e.g., using message queues or streams)
- Experience working with background processing systems like Redis or Sidekiq
- Experience building and supporting containerized applications deployed into Kubernetes infrastructures
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills for working with cross-functional teams
What the job involves
- The Project Domain Team is architecting the future of Taskrabbit’s service engine
- Our mission is to build a scalable, event-driven ecosystem that captures client needs with more precision than ever before
- This domain focuses on decoupling Demand from Supply and dismantling legacy constraints, empowering the platform to handle our customers' complex needs
- As a Staff Engineer on this team, you won’t just be maintaining a domain system, you will be building the foundation that unlocks high-value revenue streams and enables Taskrabbit to expand into entirely new categories
- You will play a pivotal role in creating a better everyday life for our users by making complex home services feel seamless
- Join us in creating a better everyday life for everyday people
- Designing & Driving the implementation of complex, high-volume backend solutions, focusing on core demand flow and event-driven architectures
- Contribute to the team’s technical roadmap by proposing and executing platform improvements that dismantle legacy constraints and increase scalability
- Mentor and collaborate with junior engineers, guiding them through complex design decisions, best practices, and effective goal decomposition
- Establish and document best-in-class coding patterns and domain standards, ensuring they are accessible and actionable across the team
- Maintain a culture of excellence through thorough code reviews and by troubleshooting complex performance, testing, and deployment issues in a high-traffic production environment
- Partner effectively with Product, Design, and other domain teams to ensure cohesive feature delivery and a seamless user experience
Our take
Back in 2011, TaskRabbit took full advantage of a growing trend - that technology enables consumers to do more commerce in their homes than ever before. Its marketplace connects users to "Taskers" that can perform virtually any role customers require, such as heavy lifting and cleaning.
TaskRabbit's product is diverse, with the potential to enter any commerce sector in the world. In 2017, the company was acquired by IKEA, which gave it the resources to undergo a data-driven European expansion which included launching in Germany and France, as well as increasing services in densely-populated UK areas.
By developing internationally, while also emphasising its offerings as a delivery service, the company has set itself up on the world stage. Having continued to grow and expand its offerings, TaskRabbit remains a key player in the gig economy, with every sign that it will continue its successes into the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2012
$14.1m
Dec 2011
$19.3m
Total funding: $33.3m
Company benefits
- Remote first and highly connected
- Employee-covered health care
- 401k with match
- Flexible PTO
- Paid holidays & recharge weeks
- Wellbeing allowance and free access to HeadSpace and Spring Health
- Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and reproductive health assistance
- Speaker series, career paths, and an annual education allowance
- IKEA discount, Taskrabbit credit, and productivity stipend
Company HQ
Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ania Smith
(CEO)Several years of experience in leadership at companies like Expedia, Uber, Airbnb and Walmart.
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