Job Description:

We need a Senior Software Engineer to join us in Boston. This role will develop customer focused products in a culture which champions Agile, cross functional teams and continuous collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Being hands-on in developing our products using best practices, appropriate tools and technologies
  • Working with cross functional collaborative teams, helping to clarify requirements at the onset of projects and suggesting different and relevant technical approaches
  • Championing Agile processes across the team
  • Highlighting areas for continuous improvement and driving their prioritization
  • Mentoring junior members of the team where needed
  • Being proactive in suggesting new tools, technologies and ways of working

What We Are Looking For:

  • Strong programming skills in any language. We look for strong Engineers and our philosophy is that a strong Engineer is not defined by the technologies they use; therefore Ruby experience is not essential. You’ll just need to be happy to cross-over to Ruby if you join us – and we will support you with that
  • Strong desire to work collaboratively with business teams. We do not divide ‘business’ and tech’ teams, we see both as one team as we are all working towards one shared goal
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work well in our very open and friendly environment
  • Pro-active in suggesting new tools, processes and technologies – anything which will help us continually improve!
  • The ability to communicate technical concepts to non technical members of the team
  • Ability to own small sub projects from ideation to deliver into our customers hands

Our Tech Stack:

  • Ruby/Ruby on Rails
  • Scala
  • MongoDB
  • Spark
  • Redshift
  • Kafka
  • Puppet
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • React

What are the benefits?

Here are some of the great benefits and perks that come from being a Simply Business employee:

  • A salary that reflects your experience, our pay policy, and the market we’re in from your first day
  • Group plan for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance coverage
  • Participation in the Company’s bonus program
  • Participation in 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match
  • Commuter benefits to help cut down on parking and public transit costs
  • 25 days of vacation time plus 10 sick days and 10 company holidays
  • A genuine investment in your learning and development
  • Annual company trip, regular outings, and volunteer opportunities
  • An awesome WeWork office with cold brew coffee and other beverages on tap, local pop-up events, and more

Company Benefits

Industry-leading benefits Our benefits let you balance life and work properly:

  • Flexible parental leave – you can choose to take shared parental leave, plus we offer full pay for the first six months of your maternity leave and four-week fully paid paternity leave, subject to meeting the qualifying criteria
  • Remote working – you can balance working remotely with working in the office, giving you the opportunity to connect with colleagues
  • Mental health and wellbeing resources – we take your wellbeing seriously, giving you access to counselling (through our Employee Assistance Programme) as well as technology to support your mental health (through the Unmind app)
  • Paid sabbatical – two weeks off when you’ve been here for five years and four weeks off when you’ve been here for 10 years
  • The company trip – enjoy a break each year (on us) as part of our annual awards, which recognise our people’s contribution
  • Dedicated learning platforms – including a management and leadership programme – you can progress on both work and life goals
  • A flexible scheme with an allocated allowance each year to choose your own benefits, including private medical insurance, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership

Compensation that reflects your contribution

  • A competitive salary that reflects your experience, our pay policy and the market we’re in from your first day
  • The potential to earn an annual bonus based on business performance
  • We match what you put into your pension up to five per cent
  • A health cash plan reimburses your everyday medical expenses (with the opportunity to increase the level of your plan in your flexible benefits)
  • A generous holiday entitlement of 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • Life assurance of four times of your basic salary
  • Smart Health services including unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP

Interview Process

  • Recruiter Phone Screen
  • Paired Programming via Karat
  • Tech Deep Dive
  • Culture & Values

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