Staff Software Engineer, Workiva

Reliability

$120-204k

+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually + Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

React

AWS

Docker

JavaScript

Python

Java

Kafka

MySQL

Git

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

Minimal Travel

Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting

Job no longer available

Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseComplianceAnalyticsData AnalysisCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$120-204k

+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually + Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

React

AWS

Docker

JavaScript

Python

Java

Kafka

MySQL

Git

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

Minimal Travel

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseComplianceAnalyticsData AnalysisCloud Computing

Company mission

To power transparent reporting for a better world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
4+ years of experience in site reliability, software engineering, or other relevant experience
Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely

Desirable

Experience with Go, Python, and Docker
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google App Engine or Google Compute Engine
Experience with systems performance tuning and load testing
Familiarity with Nginx, MySQL and PostgreSQL
Knowledge of Git and docker
Experience with GitHub or other distributed VCS
Experience writing code that works across platforms and browsers
Experience with the latest HTML5 technologies (JavaScript/Dart/React)
Experience running Apache Kafka
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Self-motivated with a strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement
Ability to thrive in high-energy, fast paced, rapidly changing environments
Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multitask and manage multiple processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines

What the job involves

As a Staff Software Engineer on our Site Reliability team, you'll play a pivotal role in upholding the reliability and performance standards of our infrastructure, which forms the bedrock of our commitment to excellence
You'll lead the charge as the technical mastermind behind one or more essential components of our systems, requiring hands-on, advanced programming experience in modern object-oriented languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java)
A deep understanding of coding, debugging, and optimizing production-level code is essential for this role
Your track record of delivering top-tier solutions sets you apart, showcasing your wealth of experience, technical depth, and responsibility
Lead team members in exploring new approaches that will provide optimal, innovative solutions to identified issues
Collaborate with architects and product managers to design comprehensive software products meeting diverse customer needs
Foster continuous improvement in technology, methodology, and relationships across R&D
Act as the Tech Lead within the team
Resolve critical issues and assist in design decisions using professional concepts
Clearly communicate concise technical visions and directions
Estimate effort levels and break down complex problems into management tasks
Manage dependencies between teams in forecasting and planning
Provide guidance and solutions to development teams to achieve company goals
Streamline the processes to move code from development teams to a highly scalable and highly available runtime environment, actively contributing to writing and optimizing code
Collaborate with Cloud vendors and external technical support for upgrades, problem resolution, and design issues
Monitor and tune appropriate systems to ensure optimum levels of performance
Automate tasks using open-source tools with a focus on safety and repeatability, emphasizing the use of programming skills to develop efficient automation
Participate in on-call rotations which include 24x7 support of complex environments
Design complete innovative applications or solutions to meet customer needs and requirements
Design systems to enable rapid development, high availability, and clear observability

Our take

For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its AI-powered data platform.

Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.

Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

5% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Oct 2014

$0.7m

EARLY VC

Dec 2012

$30.7m

SERIES C

Total funding: $46.9m

Company HQ

Ames, IA

Leadership

Julie Iskow

(CEO)

Julie joined Workiva in 2019 sa COO/President and became CEO in 2023. Previously, she served as the CTO at Medidate Solutions and as the CIO at WageWorks.

David Haila

(CTO)

David has been at Workiva since 2009, joining the team as a Senior Software Engineer. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CTO in 2023.

Jill Klindt

(CFO & EVP)

Jill has been at Workiva since 2008, joining as a Controller before holding a number of roles and becoming CFO & EVP in 2023. Previously, she held Financial roles at Financial Intelligence, Wells Fargo Financial, CitiMortgage, and Principal Financial Group.

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