Quick take: Axios is a growth-stage startup dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer!
Why it matters: Our engineering team enables our mission of delivering the cleanest, smartest, most efficient and trustworthy content to our users. You will be a core part of building our web-stack codebases (currently in python and Typescript), working closely with your squad on product direction, and helping less experienced developers develop their skills around testing, accessibility, and documentation.
Go deeper: In this role, you will make an impact to Axios through the following responsibilities:
- Architect and build significant features across the Axios web site, content/media management systems, and feeds
- Building our products, including Axios.com, content creation tools, and other internal products
- Writing clean, well-documented, and well tested code in primarily backend frameworks
- Collaborating with your product squad to ensure we ship the best products possible on time
- Mentoring less experienced members of the team through pair-programming and empathetic code review
- Share knowledge through presenting at dev chapter meetings and demoing to team members and stakeholders
- Staying up to date with industry trends and collaborating on best practices
The details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Axios’ mission and preferably have many of the following skills:
- Experience building APIs
- Experience building web-scale applications in languages such as (but not limited to) Python, Typescript, or Golang
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and understanding best deployment practices
- Experience with object-oriented design and data schemas
- Proven ability to ship high quality, testable, and accessible code quickly
Bonus experiences:
- Experience in a frontend framework, such as React, Angular or Vue
- Experience working in and around AWS services
- Experience working with product designers
Don’t forget:
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance (100% paid for individuals, 75% for families)
- Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
- 401K
- Generous vacation policy, plus company holidays
- Company equity
- Commuter and cell phone benefit
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
- Annual learning and development stipend
Additional pandemic-related benefits:
- One mental health day per quarter
- $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
- Tele-mental health services
- OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
- Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
- Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
- Virtual company-sponsored social events