Sr. Front End Engineer

As Burrow enters a period of significant growth and expansion we are looking for an experienced software engineer to provide technical leadership in a small but growing team.

The ideal candidate has experience providing mentorship to other engineers but is very comfortable as a contributor. Recognizes the importance of developing intimate knowledge of the codebase through contributions and code reviews, and plays a major role in making choices about technology, through experimentation and iteration. Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, willing to try new things, and constantly push the envelope.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Mentoring engineers on your team and building high quality engineering practices

• Proven track record in taking on large, complex projects, and managing multiple stakeholders.

• Making impactful individual contributions while also delegating work and creating opportunities to teach and develop skills of engineers on your team.

• Committed to code quality improvements through code reviews, testing and implementing best practices.

• Working closely with the Director of Engineering and Product Manager to develop the roadmaps and establish priorities.

• Contributing to building a productive working environment by innovating on DevOps and CI/CD

• Fine-tuning the technical stack with a focus on security, high availability and scalability

• Experience with managing all stages of project delivery - requirements gathering, planning, execution, testing and acceptance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building high performance production websites

• 2+ years managing a team of developers

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field) or equivalent real world experience

• Experience with our tech stack - Node.js (express), React, Redux, Webpack, GraphQL, headless ecommerce and CMS platforms.

• Expert in Javascript

• Experience with AWS services (particularly Elastic Beanstalk, Elasticache, Cloudwatch, Code Pipeline, Lambda and CloudFormation)

• Experienced in agile software development lifecycles and release management

• Embodies our company values: customer experience, collaboration, and innovation

Preferred

• Experience in Python is a strong plus

• Experience with production software system architecture design

• Experience working with GraphCMS and BigCommerce platforms

• Ability to write SQL queries and understand query optimization

• Google Cloud Platform experience