Senior Software Engineer, Paperless Post
Mobile
$140-175k
+ Equity
Online events & invitations platform
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Online events & invitations platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-175k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
Paperless Post is reimagining invitations through design and technology to help people connect at life’s memorable moments.
Role
Who you are
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 7 years of experience building software professionally
- Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience developing for mobile platforms in React Native
- Must have developed an app that is available in either Apple App Store or Google Play Store
- Experience in frontend technologies such as React is a plus
- Excellent knowledge of Web and Mobile application development techniques and best practices
- Understanding of web interfaces and their integrations with the mobile application
- Team player and effective collaborator with excellent communication skills
- Knowledge to work with state management in react-native
- Knowledge of the iOS and/or Android tech stack to implement native features
- Excellent understanding of the project tracking software, Jira to track the progress and releases of a project
- Expertise in using version control systems such as git
- Knowledge to work in a team with Agile methodology in software development
- Creative with excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Passion for product quality and attention to details
What the job involves
- Paperless Post seeks an exceptional React-Native Engineer to join our mobile team. In this role, you will work closely with our Product and Mobile team to help us shape, design, and build the mobile Paperless Post experience for our customers across various mobile devices.
- This role is a great fit for an experienced Mobile developer looking to work with React Native. You will tackle design and software architecture challenges by contributing to the rich Paperless Post experience in iOS and Android. The ideal candidate is an excellent programmer who is user-focused and passionate about the mobile opportunities for Paperless Post
- Develop our mobile application throughout the product life cycle: code architecture, feature implementation, integration, and code verification
- Understanding of the communication architecture between mobile devices and web services APIs with the help of REST techniques and HTTP/GQL requests
- Solve complex technical problems under system constraints such as performance, form factors, and data service availability
- Keep the tech stack up to date and scalable with modern tech industry standards
- Participate in code reviews
- Collaborate with the product, design, QA, and support teams
- Ensure continuous high product quality through code testing, bug fixing, and feature changes based on consumers' feedback
- Keeping up to date with best practices, terminologies, and concepts for coding mobile applications
- Monitor new operating system and software releases by Apple and Google, understand the impact on our applications, and take necessary measures
- Understand crash analytics and bugs experienced by users and implement fixes to avoid recurrence
Our take
Sending invitations to events can be tedious and time-consuming, and outsourcing design can be expensive too. Paperless Post solves this problem with its technology-led, design-first approach.
Paperless Post first launched in 2009, and since then it has become a clear market leader in a field cluttered with fairly simple design and printing tools. Part of its success stems from its early adoption of mobile phones as a platform - while initially optimized for desktop use the company worked hard to develop its platform for mobile users. This has allowed Paperless Post to consolidate its growth in spite of market changes over the years.
Paperless Post is well-positioned to see considerable growth. It will need to continue to develop its partnerships and technology in order to fend off new competitors, however. Its unique designs and partnerships with brands such as Caroline Herrera go some way to achieving this, and its understanding of communication trends: switching to text message notifications rather than email as younger people abandon email as a way to communicate - indicate that the company is still ahead of the curve.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2018
$10m
SERIES E
Apr 2014
$25m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.4m
Company HQ
Financial District, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Alexa Hirschfeld
(Co-founder)Co-founded Paperless Post in 2007 after graduating from Harvard.
James Hirschfeld
(Co-founder & CEO)Co-founded Paperless Post in 2007 after graduating from Harvard. Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2014.
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