Senior Software Engineer (Golang and Python)

We're looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer with a SOLID understanding of both Golang and Python. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining our current platform, developing new services, and ensuring the scalability and performance of our applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance software across the HouseCanary platform
• Understand the business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Identify and troubleshoot backend issues; optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability

Qualifications

• 5+ years software engineering experience
• Advanced level SQL knowledge
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind scalable applications and microservices
• Strong knowledge of the Go programming language and its paradigms, constructs, and idioms
• Knowledge of common Goroutine and channel patterns
• Strong knowledge of the Python programming language and its paradigms, constructs, and idioms
• Experience building applications on AWS with EC2, ECS, S3, and RDS
• Ability to work through ambiguity and deal with shifting priorities
• Strong communication skills

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with GitHub Copilot
• Experience with Django or other ORM frameworks
• Experience with vulnerability management and best practices for remediating CVEs
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code
• Previous experience in the real estate, financial services, or similar data-intensive industry

Benefits and Perks:

• 100% Remote
• 100% Company-paid health benefit premiums for you AND your dependents
• Flexible time off
• Paid parental leave
• Family friendly culture
• Employer HSA contribution
• FSA and HSA
• 401k and Roth 401k
• 100% Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance and LTD Insurance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• STD Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• and more!

Compensation and benefits are extremely market competitive. We are fully remote in the US, so we all work from the comfort of our own homes across the US. The base salary range is $140,000-$185,000 DOE and location. This position is also eligible for equity and a discretionary bonus. As for benefits, we pay 100% of the healthcare premiums for our employees AND their dependents, unaccrued paid time off, and we offer a very robust benefits package!

HouseCanary is an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We strongly encourage people of color, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply. HouseCanary welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).