Senior Software Engineer, Compass

• If you have a strong understanding of what makes web applications run in a stable and performant manner, and enjoy working on the front-end of web projects, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript
• Minimum 4 years of experience with TypeScript and React
• Experience acting as a tech lead and leading the development of complex projects from planning to release, dispatching work among a small team, mentoring and guiding junior engineers
• Experience integrating with RESTful server-side services and third party APIs
• Understanding of Computer Science fundamentals and frontend design patterns and best practices
• Knowledge and experience with software development best practices such as coding standards, code/design reviews, continuous integration/deployments, test driven development
• Experience leading the development of a project from planning to release, dispatching work among a small team, mentoring and guiding junior engineers
• A sheer eye for design and attention to detail, the products you build should not merely be functional but should take in context and anticipate our customer’s needs in a beautiful way
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience working in fast paced and collaborative environment

Desirable

• We are seeking a motivated frontend engineer to join our team
• In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing the platform upon which Compass’s front end ecosystem is built
• You will have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge of frontend best practices, and work closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure that our websites and applications are performing at their best
• Work in a startup-like environment building agile products and services
• Collaborate closely with engineers on your team, engineers on other teams, as well as your product and design counterparts to successfully launch projects which solve real-world customer problems
• Evaluate and understand the technical trade offs necessary to bring product initiatives to fruition, weighing different approaches and arriving to a recommended solution, detailing its pros and cons
• Independently define, decompose, and lead delivery of complex projects
• Perform code reviews, design reviews, and write high quality tests
• Advocate for efficient, scalable, and extensible approaches that solve technical problems in a manner that stands the test of time
• Hold yourself and your team to a high standard of code quality and operational rigor, ensuring that code is well-tested, and your systems have appropriate monitoring, alerting, and runbooks implemented
• Become the subject matter expert for one or more services in your domain
• Create clear and concise documentation (diagrams, service descriptions, decisions, runbooks)
• Identify and remove bottlenecks to address inefficiencies in the developer experience
• Mentor junior engineers on the team, building their technical skills and ensuring that they understand best practices around engineering and operational excellence