Software Engineer​/Tech Lead

Overview

Why Shiftsmart

We’re building the Amazon of labor. We’re a labor platform pairing end-to-end workforce management technology with a rapidly growing global network of 5M flexible workers to create scalable labor solutions for the largest companies and government agencies in the world like Circle K, Pepsi, Walmart, Starbucks and more. Our unique business model fractionalizes jobs down to shifts and makes it easy for workers to work across multiple companies through a digital marketplace.

We’re one of the fastest-growing startups in the country. We’ve grown 2-3x each year since we started, paid over $130M in wages to hourly workers, and raised $120M+ from top-tier investors including D1 Capital & Imaginary Ventures…and we’re only getting started.

Mission:
Why this role exists

The Engineering Team enables Shiftsmart to anticipate and creatively solve problems across multiple functions with solutions that have a lasting impact for both our customers and our users. Our mission is simple:
To build the world’s leading platform for hourly workers and enterprises enabling flexibility, choice, and upward social mobility.

This role is based in New York City (HQ) with typically 2+ days per week in the office.

As a core member of our rockstar engineering team you will;

• Lead complex technical projects from ideation and design through production and deployment, for example, tune the dispatch algorithm to drive shift fill rate improvements, build better onboarding experiences to increase worker conversion, and more
• Design, architect, and build highly-performant and reliable technical features, tools, and services using Node.js, React/React Native, Mongo, Python, GCP
• Drive the technical vision, influence product strategy, and conduct regular technical reviews
• Monitor and maintain the performance of our product and platform in a high user volume, two-sided marketplace environment to resolve issues and clear the shift marketplace
• Serve as a mentor for junior engineers and participate in scaling our team

• You have a core competency with our tech stack namely, Python, Java script/Typescript, Node.js, React Native and more
• A software expert:
  You have 6+ years of software engineering experience and experience working on a variety of technical projects and initiatives.
• A collaborator and teammate:
  You enjoy working cross-functionally with leadership, PMs, designers, and other engineers to build products across a modern tech stack (MERN) to solve complex problems
• Outcome oriented:
  You seek to understand the business context and how your technical work translates into real-world business outcomes
• Builder:
  You are an entrepreneur at heart, you create clarity in ambiguity, and take initiative to own the outcome without waiting to be told
• Startup Hungry:
  You are eager to work in a dynamic and fast-paced early-stage startup, and have the ability to roll up your sleeves to Get Shift Done

To provide greater transparency we share base salary ranges, which are based on role and level benchmarked against similar stage, high growth companies. Offers are determined based on multiple factors including skills, work experience, and relevant credentials.

In addition to competitive salaries and meaningful equity we offer the following benefits:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage:
  We cover 100% of employee premiums for medical, dental, and vision care (60-75% for dependents)
• 401(k) match program:
  We match 100% on the first 3% of your contributions and 50% on the next 2% for a maximum match of 4%
• Generous, fully paid parental and family leave policies
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Collaborative office with fully stocked kitchen @ 1 World Trade in Manhattan

Shiftsmart is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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