Senior Software Engineer - Backend/Fullstack

Remote, based in U.S.

Are you a puzzle-solver who loves the challenge of building things? Someone who wants to see their work have immediate impact, every day, in a fast-growing business environment? Have you ever considered selling fish on the internet? As a member of the engineering team, you’ll maintain, expand, and improve the engine that keeps the entire business running, solving novel problems around member satisfaction, acquisition, logistics and more. A curious mind and love of learning is a must. Ideally, you’re intuitive and empathetic, energized by understanding and nimbly responding to evolving business needs as the company grows.

Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you’ll work across the full tech stack of our custom-built eCommerce platform, including the marketing site, admin and logistics platform. You’ll be expected to ship, but won’t be micromanaged. This is a new position at Wild Alaskan.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Deliver initiatives (big and small) based on company needs and product requirements, owning the process from technical ideation and concept to production deploy
  • Collaborate with the digital product and engineering teams on the refinement and execution of requirements, and help contribute to an environment of open and direct communication
  • Actively work to monitor and maintain code base health, reducing existing tech debt and proactively surfacing the need for refactoring or new approaches
  • Spring into action to squash bugs as needed
  • Serve as a thought partner and sounding board for colleagues within the tech team

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements

  • 4+ years of senior software engineer experience with the backend. We're using a PHP Laravel stack
  • Vue.js experience a huge plus but any Javascript framework is preferred
  • Hands-on experience with modern practices such as continuous integration, unit testing, Docker, AWS, git
  • Proficiency in MySQL, NoSQL, caching technologies (such as redis), search technologies (such as elasticsearch)

Nice To Haves

  • A background in UI/UX
  • Experience with business intelligence tools (such as Looker and Google Analytics)
  • Past experience in the food industry a plus
  • Previously experience at a rapidly growing start-up

NEXT STEPS

To apply for this opportunity, please send your résumé to [email protected] with "Your Name | Senior Software Engineer Backend/Fullstack" written in the subject line.