Participate in code reviews
Communicate best practices to the team
Write engineering requirements documents
Qualifications and Skills
2-5 years of relevant experience in a software engineering role
Full stack engineering experience in Javascript, Typescript, Node or Python
Experienced with software engineering best practices – design patterns, code reviews, unit and integration testing, etc.
Ability to communicate technical specifications both verbal and written
Understanding of security, common attacks and defenses
Experience shipping features behind an A/B testing or feature flag platform, such as Optimizely
Ability to succinctly communicate technical specifications both verbal and written
Command over front-end web technologies such as HTML, CSS and React
Familiar with optimizing Core Web Vitals and loading speed performance
Experience building complex architecture systems from the ground up, experience with backend architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications
Expert at leveraging agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) to accelerate development workflows and improve engineering productivity
Ability to design clean APIs and understanding of performance issues
Knowledge of mobile first responsive styling methodologies
Experience working with third-party lifecycle communication infrastructure, including platforms like Iterable, Twilio, Salesforce, and Regal, to orchestrate multi-channel customer engagement
Solid CS fundamentals – including data structures and algorithms
Understanding of security, common attacks and defenses
Knowledge of build systems configurations and setup - such as Webpack
Experience with infrastructure, distributed systems, and deploying apps into a high-scale environment with integrated logging and monitoring technologies
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The US national base salary range for this full-time position is $96,000 - $169,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
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