Experienced Software Engineer – Backend

Experienced Software Engineer – Backend

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Description of the offer

Tiller is seeking an experienced, team-oriented backend engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable software and systems for customer-focused financial products. You may be a perfect candidate if you have excellent communication skills, appreciate simple solutions to complex problems, are open and flexible around sharing ideas and accepting feedback, and enjoy working collaboratively.

You are not expected to have expertise in all listed requirements. We are most interested in developers with relevant professional experience. If you feel passionately about Tiller’s mission, vision and values, please apply.

Our engineering team is fully remote and based in the Pacific Time Zone (UTC–07:00). We have a strong preference for candidates who are located within two to three hours of our timezone.

What you will bring to Tiller

• Expertise with our core tech stack (TypeScript, node.js, MongoDB)
• Strong understanding of cloud platform services (compute, storage, networking, permissions)
• Knowledge and skills for effectively monitoring distributed applications on the Google Cloud platform.
• Experience with tools and techniques for maintaining and refactoring legacy code.
• Reasonable and appropriate use of AI tools for coding.
• Reliable workspace and internet connection, and ability to travel to Washington State or another US location three to four times a year.
• A growth mindset and desire to continuously improve.

Within 2 weeks, you will:

• Introduce yourself and work with each of our teams from engineering to customer success and more.
• Familiarize yourself with our product and core codebase.
• Learn about our roadmap and exciting opportunities ahead.
• Get your first project into production and learn about our development processes.

Within 3 months, you will:

• Improve the core codebase by developing a performant and maintainable backend feature(s).
• Lead and participate in blameless, empathetic code reviews.
• Gain a full overview of our service architecture and implement 3 metrics to increase visibility into the health and performance of our services.
• Have paired with others on the team to deliver on at least one new feature to our customers.

Within 6 months, you will:

• Contribute to the engineering team’s culture of operational excellence by creating a proposal to improve a system or process.
• Take ownership of a new product initiative through the entire development lifecycle.
• Be a subject matter expert in one or more areas of Tiller’s service architecture.

What we offer

• Competitive salary + equity
• Medical benefits
• Fully remote position with flexible working hours
• Unlimited paid time off
• Annual company and team meetups

About Tiller

Tiller’s mission is to help people gain greater confidence and control of their financial lives. We’re passionate about empowering people with their financial data in a flexible, private, and customizable format so they can take control of their future.

Our Vision

Money matters because life matters more.

Our Values

• We communicate directly and respectfully to build an environment of mutual support.
• Our team structure is built on trust, where each member is a “manager of one”.
• We bias towards action and focus on tangible outcomes. We take reasonably informed risks, and view failure as an opportunity to learn.
• We work to make a positive impact, internally and externally. We own our processes and collective outcomes as a team.
• We embrace a growth mindset, staying curious and seeking help from others to expand our possibilities. It’s okay to make mistakes here: we are human, and readily admit when we are wrong.

Commitment to diversity

Tiller is committed to making this a great place to work for everyone, to encourage diverse perspectives and to make technology more representative of the humans we serve. We strive to cultivate an environment that supports our team’s full lives, to enable them to do their best work.

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