Deep familiarity with modern web programming tools across the range of the stack, since this role is equal parts frontend and backend. Node.js and Vue/React expertise is a plus, but we’ve successfully onboarded many engineers from other programming backgrounds.

Significant experience in roles that include operational responsibility for large-scale software systems (monitoring, alerting, production debugging, etc.). While we ultimately value expertise over experience, we expect that a successful candidate for this role will have 3+ years working with complex production systems.

Demonstrable success in formal or informal leadership roles that involve significant time mentoring and teaching co-workers about software best practices.

Empathy and effective communication skills: you can advocate for teammates and stakeholders such as customers and product managers. You can explain complex technical issues to both audiences of diverse technical understanding.

Ability to design and vet micro-service and cloud-based architectures at scale, as well as support your teammates in doing the same.

Effective project management skills: track record of working together with product managers to bring projects from inception to completion.