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💻Senior Full-Stack Engineer

SoWork

SoWork

United States · Canada · Mexico · Boston, MA, USA
Posted on Sunday, February 25, 2024
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Senior Full-Stack Engineer

About SoWork

We're a fast-growing startup founded at Harvard's Innovation Labs. Our mission is to move the world of work from the Earth 🌎 to the Cloud ☁️. We're doing this by building the world's first MMOW ('massively multiplayer online workplace') where the world's best teams work from, form communities, and socialize.
People spend the majority of their lives working - and there is no reason it shouldn't be delightful, functional, and all online. This would let people live their own lives on their own terms, wherever in the world they'd like. They'd be able to spend more time with loved ones, they'd be able to travel, and we as a group could then completely eliminate the need to commute into busy, expensive city centers. Once we start to make digital work wonderful and connected, we make remote work something that companies embrace and encourage. At scale - imagine what that does for our collective carbon footprint. We could really save the world here, people!
To do this, we've been hard at work building what will be a massive, open-world workplace, with private buildings and community, social spaces alike. Think 'World of Warcraft', but for work (World of Workcraft, anyone? ...No one? Ugh fine 😑). This is a place where business moves, community is made, and social events happen.
We'd love for you to join us! ⚔️
As a Full Stack Software Engineer on the SoWork team, you will help build features that are used by our Members daily. We are looking for full stack engineers that can build a feature from conception to release, who are comfortable working on all parts of our technology stack. Our team is focused on using data and experimentation to determine how best to improve user acquisition, engagement, and retention. If you are an engineer who is passionate about building outstanding features in a data-driven environment, you'll be right at home here.

You will

Be a Full Stack engineer interested in both front and back-end development
Work with teammates from different parts of the world. Organization and excellent communication is fundamental.
Be creative in solving technical problems, and comfortable breaking ground and creating new solutions.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to solve our customers' problems in quick iterations.
Design robust, testable systems as needed to help bring the SoWork world to life.
Document the codebase, and engage in knowledge sharing with the rest of the team.
Focus on writing clear, readable, testable, and monitored code.
Possibly be beaten at Mariokart by Vish, or Eddy's girlfriend Olivia.

You have

3+ years experience in web or distributed systems development.
Experience in HTML5/CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript and React (or other equivalent front-end framework) on Single Page Applications that are responsive.
Experience in Firebase Firestore (or other equivalent nosql databases).
Strong fundamental understanding of relational database (Postgresql, Mysql). Able to model and design intuitive and scalable schemas.
Strong fundamentals in software design techniques and design patterns.
Strong working knowledge with API design and architecture.
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology.
Knowledge of Typescript on node.js working in the back end a plus.
Experience with scalability a plus.
Someone who isn't afraid of responsibility, a good sense of humor and a down-to-earth personality.
The ability to work well in a small team, with high accountability and reliability.
Bonus - experience programming new features and systems in game environments

You'll love

Simply put: the ability to change the world, on a MASSIVE scale.
Intense Personal growth activities as part of your role. You'll level up as a human and leader every week.
Work from anywhere!
Highly competitive salary and equity.
Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Our rewarding 401k program.
Flexible vacation policy.
Special rates for student loan refinancing. (coming soon)
Special rates for mortgage financing for your home. (coming soon)
A SoWork Teammate badge for your avatar.
If interested in working with us in this role:
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