Senior Software Engineer

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Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant experience, 5+ years as a software engineer, Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, and React, Strong communicator with a self-starter attitude..

Key responsabilities:

  • Develop secure and well-tested web applications
  • Collaborate with product managers and designers to define project requirements
  • Mentor peers through code reviews and technical guidance
  • Lead technical decision-making and establish best practices.

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About Lillio (formerly HiMama) and Our Mission:

At Lillio (formerly HiMama), we are committed to serving the field as an authentic voice of the early childhood education (ECE) workforce, providing programs with all of the building blocks for high-quality early care and education and helping early educators focus on what matters most for children’s successful development and learning: relationships, play, creativity, and loving, nurturing caregiving. We are a social-purpose business and certified B Corporation with the goal of empowering early childhood educators through innovative, affordable tools that enable them to improve child outcomes, engage family members, and support continued professional growth for their staff. If you are excited about being part of an impact-driven business, focused on making a difference in the early childhood education industry, Lillio is the place for you.

Lillio is a Series B, private-equity backed business and we're proud to be part of the Bain Double Impact portfolio. Lillio is recognized as an industry leader, most recently selected by Fortune in 2023 for their "Impact 20" list, which highlights organizations that have built their business models around world-changing ideas to solve social and environmental problems.

We’re looking for… 
A talented and motivated full stack engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. You care deeply not just about the security, performance, and maintainability of your code, but about our mission to elevate early childhood programs with innovative design and quality solutions. As a Senior Software Engineer you will play a lead role in designing, developing, and maintaining web applications using Ruby on Rails, React, and GraphQL. 

Lillio Engineering
At Lillio, our Product & Engineering teams are a tight-knit unit. By using strong product creation methodologies and processes, and by working closely together, we imagine and create great products that immediately make an impact in the lives of millions of educators, parents, and young children. The engineering team at Lillio is made up of full stack web engineers as well as multi-platform mobile experts. Every individual on the engineering team has the opportunity to make a big impact on growing the Lillio product offering with a wide and varied feature set as well as impacting how Lillio builds and delivers that product. From feature enhancements to the core product, ground-up engineering on brand-new architecture, data scaling, and system performance, our team strives for excellence. Engineering at Lillio requires being an adept problem solver that is hard working and motivated to get stuff done.

How You’ll Make an Impact:
  • Develop secure, performant, and well-tested code for web applications using Ruby on Rails, GraphQL and React.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define project requirements and specifications.
  • Mentor and coach your peers, including compassionate code review.
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues as part of our shared on-call rotation.
  • Lead technical decision making and contribute to establishing best practices for your team.

  • What You Bring to the Table:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from an accredited University or relevant experience
  • Strong communicator who enjoys collaborating with teammates
  • Knowledgeable about best practices and emerging trends
  • Ambition to work hard in order to make an impact
  • Evidence of independence and self-starter attitude
  • Propensity to always want to learn and improve
  • Strong sense of empathy not only for the user but others that you work with

  • Required Technical Skills:
  • 5+ years as a software engineer
  • Demonstrated technical or project leadership experience
  • Demonstrated expertise with relational databases
  • Proficiency with Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, React
  • Experience with data monitoring and logging tools, ex Sentry, New Relic, Data Dog, etc

  • Nice to Have:
  • Experience with mobile app development
  • Knowledge of UX and UI best practices and trends
  • Experience with AWS, Postgres, Heroku

  • Tech stack:
  • AWS, PostgreSQL, Heroku
  • Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, React Native
  • Don’t have all the requirements but convinced you’ll be able to make an impact? We’d love to hear from you!  Please note that we place serious consideration to your application responses to all questions; only completed profiles will be considered for this role.    

    Lillio Perks!
    -- Flexible working arrangements; we are a remote-first company who gathers together (virtually) every quarter, and in-person at least once per year. You must be willing to travel in-person as required for the role
    -- Health benefits package includes medical, dental and vision
    -- 401K matching, and HSA contribution for US employees
    -- Paid time off, including vacation, personal and volunteer days
    -- Opportunities for learning, mentorship and professional development
    -- A subscription to the mindfulness and meditation platform, Headspace
    -- Ongoing team-wide and company-wide virtual social activities and success celebrations 

    Accessibility
    Lillio is committed to inclusiveness, equity and accessibility. If you require accommodations at any step of the application or interview process, please indicate so under the "Accommodations Question" box on your application. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: alternative methods of communication, providing a detailed “what to expect”, or modified testing. Please note this list is not exhaustive and we are more than happy to discuss other accommodations as required.

    Commitment to Diversity
    Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are central to Lillio's core values. Lillio aims to ensure we provide a safe environment for everyone to thrive while bringing their authentic selves to work. Our mission is to promote an inclusive work space for all employees through Education, Discussion, and Celebration of our differences. Embracing these differences while coming together with a common purpose is what makes our team extra special. Our focus on inclusion and belonging is activated in the day-to-day culture at Lillio through our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (DIBS) committee, our bi-weekly DIBS discussions, DIBS Slack community, D&I training and education, volunteer days, donation matching, and more.

    Equal Employment
    Lillio is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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    Other Skills

    • Empathy
    • Collaboration
    • Communication
    • Problem Solving

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