Sr. Software Engineer (Java / Golang)

About Care.com 

Care.com is a consumer tech company with heart. We’re on a mission to solve a human challenge we all face: finding great care for the ones we love. We’re moms and dads and pet parents. We have parents and grandparents so we understand that everyone, at some point in their lives, could use a helping hand. Our culture and our products reflect that  Here, entrepreneurs, self-starters, team players, and big thinkers unite behind a common cause. Here, we’re applying data analytics, AI and the latest technologies to solve universal problems and connect people in new ways. If you like having autonomy, if you thrive on collaboration and building new things, and if you’re all about using your talent for good, Care.com is the place for you.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Technology team as a Senior Software Engineer. The candidate would join a small, agile team responsible for building a platform to support our community team. The candidate will be responsible for the analysis, design, programming, testing, documentation, and implementation of new product features.

Work Environment: Hybrid - In office Mon, Wed, & Thurs
Office Locations: Salt Lake City, Utah | Austin & Dallas, Texas | New York, NY

What Your Days Will be Like:

• Participate in team collaborative agile ceremonies
• Help mentor junior engineers
• Raise the bar in coding standards and agile processes
• Deliver high quality features for our customers
• Have ownership and accountability for the team's work
• Care about how our customers are using our products through production monitoring

What You'll Be Working On: 

• Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies to ensure the highest quality product platform
• Collaborate with peer organizations, quality assurance and end users to produce cutting-edge software solutions
• Develop highly available and highly scalable applications
• Generate technical documentation as well as unit and functional tests
• Shape development processes to promote a high-quality output while continuing to iterate
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of team members

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

The right individual will be a proactive, self-starter that enjoys and thrives when connecting people and technology to solve complex problems at-scale. You love researching industry trends and remaining current on emerging technology. You have a knack for recommending which technologies and vendor products should be brought into the portfolio to solve relevant business and delivery problems. You will analyze, model, and develop complex and high-level architecture plans that require the integration of multiple technologies and coordination of functional areas across the organization. If you have a passion for long-term end-to-end thinking balanced with working directly with delivery teams to craft increments that enable value for customers now, this role is for you! 

• • 6+ Years Professional Experience 
  • Experience with AWS infrastructure
  • Experience developing scalable, multi-tier web solutions, ideally for a consumer website
  • Experience with relational databases, document databases and/or key/value stores
  • Experience with the following:
    • Java
    • GoLang
    • Typescript
    • Kafka
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • GraphQL / REST / gRPC

Company Overview:

Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world's leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits. Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com's industry-leading products—from child and elder care to pet care and home care. Care.com is an IAC company (NASDAQ: IAC).
Salary Range: 135,000 - 170,000. The base salary range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Care's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Care.com provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life, and disability insurance, a generous 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

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