Mixbook is the #1 rated photo book service in the US, with over 30K 5-star reviews, empowering over 6 million people to design and share their one-of-a-kind stories. We're a profitable, growing company known for our intuitive design platform, exceptional quality, and fanatical customer service. But Mixbook is more than just a product - we're a team of passionate individuals driven to make a difference.
What truly sets Mixbook apart is our commitment to creating a workplace where you can thrive both personally and professionally. We value collaboration, open communication, and a growth mindset. We believe in empowering our team members to take ownership, embrace challenges, and make a meaningful impact.
Our culture is built on a foundation of trust, constructive feedback, and a shared passion for delivering outstanding results. If you're looking for a place where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and you can grow alongside a talented team, then Mixbook is the place for you.
Job Description
Mixbook is a place where far more than just work happens. It’s a place where our team has the opportunity to connect with each other, take creative risks, and engage with our community with the goal of achieving our mission: to empower creativity and deepen human connection.
We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Engineering & Platform team at Mixbook. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with fellow senior engineers to design, implement, and deploy innovative systems that scale with our growing business and technical needs. Your insights on code architecture and building developer-friendly APIs will be highly valued.
We prioritize meaningful and highly impactful contributions over busy work, ensuring you are always engaged with what truly matters at any given time. This is the right place and time for anyone seeking the excitement of a start-up but with evolved operations, a great culture, and career enrichment and advancement.
We are seeking candidates based in Moldova, Romania, or neighboring European countries. This position is fully remote for candidates outside Moldova. For candidates based in Moldova, a hybrid work model is available at our office in central Chisinau. The vast majority of our Engineering team is in Moldova, so we’re seeking candidates in nearby countries to enhance team camaraderie within a similar time zone.
What You’ll Do
- Work closely with product owners to design, implement, and deploy systems that support our growing technical needs.
- Scale our product using modern technologies such as Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, AWS, and Redshift.
- Contribute to system design, architecture, and code reviews, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions.
- Spend 75% of your time coding, with the rest dedicated to team collaboration and technical decision-making.
- Foster strong collaboration within a cross-functional team, including marketing, operations, design, and product management.
- Actively engage in team development initiatives, training sessions, and events to enhance overall team growth and knowledge-sharing.
What You’ll Need
- 5+ years of web development experience with expertise in back-end programming languages and frameworks.
- Experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails is a strong plus.
- Experience working with databases, including strong SQL skills, database design, and ORM usage.
- Experience working with data tools such as Mixpanel, Segment, GA4, or Optimizely.
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (ideally, AWS) is a plus.
- Knowledge of writing a variety of automated tests.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.
- Opinions on code architecture and building developer-friendly APIs.
- General knowledge of front-end programming languages and frameworks.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Intermediate English speaking skills, level B2 or greater.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or another related college degree.
What You’ll Enjoy
- Market-Leading Salary and Perks:
- Enjoy a market-leading compensation package that reflects your talent and contributions.
- Collaborate in an Inspiring Environment:
- Join a small, agile, and dynamic engineering team that encourages innovation and creativity.
- Unlimited PTO and Flexible Work Schedule:
- Embrace a healthy work-life balance with our unlimited paid time off policy and flexible schedule options.
- Invest in Your Growth:
- Benefit from personal budgets dedicated to learning and development, enriching your professional and personal journey.
- State-of-the-Art Office:
- Work in a high-tech, modern office located in the heart of Chișinău, designed to inspire and enhance productivity (available to candidates based in Moldova or those who are comfortable to occasionally travel to Moldova).
- Work in a high-tech, modern office located in the heart of Chișinău, designed to inspire and enhance productivity (available to candidates based in Moldova or those who are comfortable to occasionally travel to Moldova).
At Mixbook, our mission is to empower people to be creative and connect deeply with the ones they love. Unlike most growth companies, we have invested deeply in culture - because we believe that when we love our people, they will love our customers, and our customers will love our business.
You'll contribute to a product loved by millions and help people create lasting memories. You'll thrive in a healthy culture that values collaboration, growth, and open communication. You'll work with talented individuals who are passionate about what they do, and you'll enjoy competitive benefits and perks to support your well-being.
We want people to join us who exude our core values:
- Scrappy: We act like entrepreneurs, taking ownership and finding creative solutions.
- Caring: We have a heart of empathy, supporting each other and our customers.
- Craftsmanship: We have a spirit of excellence, striving for the highest quality in everything we do.
If you're ready to join a team that's making a real difference in the world, we encourage you to apply!
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What We Do
We're Mixbook, an award-winning design platform giving consumers unrivaled creative freedom to design and share one-of-a-kind stories, transforming the lives of more than 6M people. Today, Mixbook is the #1 rated photo book service in the US with 26K 5-star reviews.
Mixbook combines unique, on-trend designs with a powerful editor, allowing you to create one-of-a-kind photo goods that truly reflect your personal style.
We deeply believe photos matter, and that every photo tells a story of what matters most to you. Inside every person is a natural-born storyteller and we want to empower people to tell their stories through beautiful, personalized photo goods
We’re laser focused on shaping the future of how people experience their memories. Our cutting edge platform leverages emerging technologies and builds upon modern cloud architecture to deliver interactive experiences through react and native mobile frameworks.
Our future vision is lofty–a book creation experience that delivers advanced features and empowered methodologies, such as AI design, photo curation, image classification and discovery and optimization to consistently deliver delightful, memory capturing products and experiences to our customers.
Come join us, be a part of our growing team of passionate trailblazers on our journey to make our vision a reality.
Why Work With Us
Human connection is part of our DNA. In the platform that serves our customers, our products, and our corporate culture. We define success collectively vs. individually and are guided by the Golden Rule every day, and at every level––prioritizing people over profits, and we work hard to ensure that the culture we’ve created always reflects that.
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Employees work remotely.
Mixbook is a remote-first company, with employees spanning all across the US. You choose where you work best. We also offer memberships to co-working spaces for anyone that needs time away from a "home office."
