Jellyvision is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I (Core Engineering)
Jellyvision’s headquarters is in Chicago, and, post-COVID, many of us will be returning to the Chicago offices (by choice, not requirement -- our philosophy is “Flexible First”). But this position is also eligible for work by a remote employee out of CA, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MI, MN, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, WA, or WI.
Who we are
We at Jellyvision are the proud parents of ALEX®, an interactive employee communications platform that makes choosing (and using) employee benefits easier and more enjoyable. Our credo is a simple one: be helpful. And we think the best way to achieve that is with a staff that reflects the vast range of ideas, perspectives, and experiences of the millions of people who use our products.
How you’ll help
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll help provide technical leadership for a cross-functional team consisting of application, test, and site reliability engineers. You’ll use your experience to assist the team in designing and building straightforward, maintainable solutions to problems –solutions that are only as complicated as they need to be to achieve our desired business outcomes.
What you’ll do
Our Senior Software Engineers will:
- Design clean, straightforward solutions to problems
- Collaborate with Product Managers to define high level system requirements
- Write maintainable, reliable, and performant code
- Coach and mentor less experienced team members
- Give and receive constructive code review feedback
- Ensure the team maintains Jellyvision’s values, standards, and best practices
- Foster an inclusive team environment
- Collaborate with Jellyvision's non-tech teams (ex. designers, writers, producers)
Experience &skills you’ll need
We're looking for Senior Software Engineers with 5+ years of relevant experience, strong software design chops, and solid software engineering fundamentals. They should also have experience with the following:
- Modern web frameworks (Our frontends are built with React or AngularJS, and our backends are built with Ruby or JavaScript.)
- Automated testing (unit, integration, and functional tests)
- Source control (we use git)
- Docker
- AWS (DevOps experience is a bonus)
- Relational databases (experience writing raw SQL is a bonus)
Skills:
- Communicates Effectively
- Ensures Accountability
- Instills Trust
- Courage
- Decision Quality
- Persuades
- Optimizes Work Processes
Anything else?
Jellyvision is committed to fostering a more inclusive workplace where people across all dimensions of diversity and intersectionality, including, but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, neuro-diversity, gender identity, gender expression, sex, or country of origin are welcomed, valued, and celebrated! We have an opportunity to increase representation at all levels and need your unique talents, background and perspectives. We look forward to your contributions to our team.
Thanks for your interest in Jellyvision!