Software Engineer - remote

Crossbeam
Posted 3 years ago
We Work Remotely
It’s an exciting time at Crossbeam. A little more than two years post-launch, we have nearly 4,000 companies using our platform, raised more than $40M of venture capital from leading VC firms, and are working with awesome strategic investors like Salesforce, Hubspot, Okta, and Slack. Best of all, we’re just getting started. We are fortunate to have an unwavering long-term vision and the funding to see it through at full speed.

Crossbeam helps companies partner with each other in a more data-driven way by acting as an escrow service for data. Our platform allows companies to find overlapping customers and prospects with their partners while keeping the rest of their data private and secure.

We are looking for a engineer who is excited to help our team level up. Your responsibilities will include designing and building new (well-tested) features, collaborating closely with and mentoring teammates, reviewing code, and helping to keep our product running smoothly. 

REQUIREMENTS
  • Develop &Deploy: Consistently be shipping features and enhancements with guidance from other team members. Work in tandem with other team members to create, test, and deploy functional code.
  • Team Collaboration: Work with our other engineers to create strong front &and back end code. Partner with Product Management, Design, and Customer Success teams to iterate on features and enhancements.
  • Improvements &Support: Prioritize support issues that are reported by users and/or our Customer Success team, and help to identify areas of improvement in the codebase and contribute to making it better.
  • Learning &Growth:  Get involved with learning and collaborating with your team members. Help cultivate an environment where you can ask and be asked questions that will better the team as a whole.
 


THESE ARE SOME OF YOUR TRAITS:

  • You have at least four years of professional experience on an engineering team. 
  • You know how to be a good teammate, a friendly collaborator, and a leader
  • You have an understanding of a modern frontend framework, like Vue or React, and of REST APIs and how they interact with backend code
  • You have experience writing backend code that is simple and effective. 
  • You understand how to interact with databases, preferably relational (ideally Postgres or MySQL, but Mongo and other NoSQL databases work too).
  • You have had experience with cloud technology (AWS ideally, but Azure, etc, acceptable)
  • You believe in creating space for people with different backgrounds and viewpoints to share their opinions in a respectful environment.
  • You embrace complex technical challenges and thrive on discovering simple solutions.
  • You lead by example and are eager to learn with your team and help level up your teammates.
  • You’re not afraid to speak up when you have a point of view, but can “disagree and commit” once a final decision is reached.
  • You have an unrivaled work ethic and are excited to learn from the team around you.
  • You work remotely as part of a larger team.
  • You just read this whole list and got more excited than concerned.
INTERVIEW PROCESS
We go through the same interview steps for all Engineering candidates to ensure equity in our hiring process. Our process is designed to learn as much about each candidate as possible, as well as to give candidates access to our team and learn about what it’s like to be a team member at Crossbeam. Topics will range from technical skills to problem-solving approaches and collaboration. 


PROCESS:

  • Phone screen with in house recruiter
  • Take Home Test 
  • Final Interview with a few members of the team:
    • Engineering Leadership
    • Pair Programming w/ Senior Engineers
    • Product Managers
BENEFITS
This is a salaried role. In addition, Crossbeam offers:

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &Vision)
  • Flexible PTO Policy
  • Parental leave
  • Stock Option Plan
  • 401k Plan + Match
 

HOW WE WORK
We are a small team of experienced engineers shipping lots of code. We collaborate early and often, putting an emphasis on designing technical solutions before coding them. We emphasize remote work, with teammates in the Philadelphia area working from home at least half of the week. The majority of our collaborative work happens on Slack and Zoom. We try to get together quarterly and hope that our remote team will be able to join for some facetime. 

 

ABOUT CROSSBEAM
Crossbeam is a partner ecosystem platform that helps companies build more valuable partnerships. We have an office in Philadelphia as well as a number of remote teammates across the US.

OUR VALUES
Trust is our business. We create value by building trust in our company, our team, our technology, and our network. Never let anything compromise that trust.

 

Feed the Network. Our customer network is our most valuable asset. Prioritize its growth.

 

Equity. We will build a workplace that ensures everyone access to the same opportunities to share in our success.

 

This is Fun.  Few people are lucky enough to do what we do. Follow the fun in every step of the journey.

 

Fully remote US candidates are encouraged to apply. We have an office in Center City Philadelphia. Local candidates are also welcome to work from our Center City Philadelphia headquarters some or all of the time.

 

Crossbeam’s core value of Equity sits at the heart of our hiring process, and we’re proud to be building a culture where difference is valued. Applicants from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, disability, age, or veteran status.