Staff Software Engineer

Salary Competitive

At Drip, we believe any ecommerce brand should have the tools to connect with their customers and compete online. Learn more about Drip and how we empower independent brands to grow beyond their wildest dreams. 

Look through our Careers Page to see our story, learn about our team and browse some of our benefits. Diversity at Drip is more than welcomed. It’s celebrated.

 

About the opportunity:

As a Staff Platform Engineer at Drip, you'll be part of a small agile team that is working to solve some of the industry's most interesting challenges. You'll work on large-scale solutions that push our systems into the future. You'll also collaborate cross-functionally as you solve, design, build, and ship solutions to our customers' problems. In addition to gaining experience in a rapidly evolving SaaS startup, you'll also have a tremendous impact on the product as a whole.   

Learn more about how we work together here:https://dripships.gold


Core Traits We Look For:

  • Designing and implementing robust solutions at scale

  • Supporting and enhancing our track record of reliability

  • Working cross-functionally to support product enhancements


In Addition to the Above You:

  • Are a Scala expert

  • Enjoy collaborating on a small empowered team to help discover, understand, and tackle interesting and hard problems

  • Possess a deep knowledge of AWS system design, performance tuning, capacity planning, etc

  • Have terraform/ansible/chef experience, database experience (postgres, no sql), along with Scala experience if possible.

  • Are a proponent of sound engineering practices, including pair programming and automated testing

  • Are energized by solving hard problems

  • Know that we are successful if and only if our customers are successful; technology is a means to an end

  • Are able to understand complex architectures and design simple ones that scale


Our tech stack:

  • AWS

  • PostgreSQL, DynamoDB

  • Kinesis, SQS

  • Ruby on Rails, Golang, Scala

  • Docker, ECS

  • CircleCI, CodeDeploy

  • Elm, CoffeeScript, Flight


Huge Plus:

  • If you have worked with both Scala and Ruby

  • If you have experience working on a high-throughput system


The Interview Process:

  • Apply, nice to meet you!

  • Recruiter Intro Phone Call - 30 min to learn about us and our culture

  • Engineering Manager Video Call - 45 min

  • Team Interview Video Calls - around 3 hours to meet a few members of the team. Some technical discussion, no live coding!

  • Team Debrief, we share open feedback for the hiring manager's final decision. Regardless of the outcome, every candidate will get an update from Drip on their interview status quickly.

  • Offer, we will call the candidate that we hope will be the next Dripster hire!


What We Offer:

  • Competitive pay, benefits, and equity

  • Challenging and meaningful problems to solve - you will invariably make a difference and impact

  • The chance to learn from some of the best people in the business, including our wildly talented and in-touch leadership team

  • A vibrant and devoted team, who still finds time for fun

  • Digital first culture - many of our crew members work remotely. We have a hub in Minneapolis, MN and a European Hub in Aarhus, Denmark for in person collaboration.

  • Finally, just good humans...no jerks!


Working for a successful early-stage tech company (ahem, Drip) is something we consider to be a unique and exciting opportunity. As part of the best team ever (yes, we really feel this way), you’ll work hard and encounter exciting challenges and adventures along the way. In the same vein, our positions come with some pretty amazing advantages, opportunities, and fulfillment. So bring your best self and your strongest oars to the Drip crew boat, and we'll bring great stuff in return.

Drip is an inclusive workplace that upholds the dignity of all people. We value, respect, and celebrate everyone’s individualities and honor their unique strengths from all different walks of life. We embrace diversity of perspective and ideas which leads to people’s growth, product innovation and ultimately a successful business.

 

For more information or questions please contact us at sarah.benjamin@drip.com

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Paid holiday
Paid holiday

Metropolitists, beach boys and mountaineers we salute you and pay you to go and explore the world.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Work life balance
Work life balance

Carve out time for your kids, friends and personal cider projects.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Equity package
Equity package

Want to be a partner? Look no further.

Maternity / paternity leave
Maternity / paternity leave

Kids are the future, go spend time with them.

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Working at
Drip

Giant ecommerce marketplaces are gobbling up independent shops. Their size enables them to compete on price, shipping speed, and generic reproductions. They’re commoditizing the things that used to be special, handmade, or backed by a brand people cared about. And every time this happens—every time an independent store loses a sale to one of the online giants because of another slashed price—the ecommerce ecosystem is shaken. Another shop can’t keep up, another one shuts down, and another unique choice for consumers is taken off the table. That’s not OK. At Drip, we believe any ecommerce brand should have the tools to connect with their customers and compete online. Niche brands finally have a chance to build genuine, meaningful relationships with their customers in order to build long-lasting bonds. It’s bringing corner store vibes to any online shop in order to give people a reason to keep coming back. Whether it’s heartfelt personalization, timely communication, tailored offers, or just giving a damn, Drip is helping any seller earn loyalty and compete. So, why are we doing all of this? To empower the ecommerce rebellion.

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