Senior Software Engineer

We are looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer for one of our partner organizations, whose mission is to empower people living in poverty to improve their livelihoods and advance environmental sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Augment, enhance, and refactor legacy code and infrastructure.

• Architect, design, code, and test new features and functionality.

• Work with stakeholders to drive the requirements and own the project end-to-end.

• Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of servers and processes.

• Think long-term and ensure continued recursive improvement of production systems.

• Develop and iterate through proofs of concept quickly and efficiently.

• Identify unnecessary complexity and remove it.

• Deploy features and applications through DevOps pipelines.

• Maintain positive system security postures and advise on improvements.

• Mentor and manage other team members and communicate with the program and research teams.

What you need to be successful in the role.

• 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining communications applications.

• 7+ years of experience developing software.

• 2+ years of information security experience as part of your development experience.

• 3+ years of experience working with Debian-based Linux systems.

• 1+ years of experience using Git, GitLab, or similar CI/CD systems.

• Ability to work with a distributed team across time zones. Excellent communication skills.

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and show initiative and judgment in the absence of specific directions.

• The ability to work effectively in a remote environment with primary communications over email, chat, and video conferencing.

• Prior experience in managing and mentoring (junior) staff.

• A learning and growth mindset.
  
  

What would make you an outstanding candidate?

• If you already have these skills, you will stand out, but if you do not, we will provide you with the time, guidance, and resources to learn.

• Certifications in Information / Cyber Security are highly desirable

• Experience with SQL and PostgreSQL or Amazon Redshift is a plus

• Experience with Python, AWS and Cyber security is necessary

• Experience with Flask, JavaScript, CI/CD Devops is strongly desired

• Experience with AWS EC2, Lambda, and S3 - AWS certification is strongly desirable.

• Experience with Ansible Docker is a plus