Avalara’s customers face demanding tax obligations imposed by state, local, and other taxing authorities around the world, and rely on Avalara to provide efficient and accurate solutions to manage those requirements.

Avalara

What You'll Do 
 
We are looking for a Software Engineer to help us build and evolve our distributed and scalable products. We are looking for a well-rounded software development engineer to work remotely with experience delivering software at scale in an Agile environment. You will be reporting to Sr. Manager, Software Engineering. 
 
Primary Responsibilities 
 


* Work with Scrum team members to design and test cloud-based software applications.
* Participate as a scrum member, estimating and evaluating existing stories, and writing new stories.
* You will be an important participant in creating a Quality First, Zero Defects culture. Promote Shift Left approach.
* You will develop and deliver enhancements to the existing codebase by creating well-documented, modular, and testable code.
* Review design specifications and create a technical design document.
* You will be perform code review with peers.
* Define scopes of work across multiple components and technologies.
* Work on more strategic programmes often spanning more than 1 quarter of development effort.
* Lead efforts to sub-divide vague requirements into applicable scopes of work for yourself and others for single and multi-component systems/changes. 
 
 

What You’ll Need To Be Successful 
 
Must Haves 
 


* Four years bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or equivalent.
* Minimum of 4+ years of experience in a software development role
* Experience in one of the front-end development frameworks e.g. ReactJS, Angular, Ember.
* Experience in Node.js
* Exposure to Cloud technologies
* Basic knowledge to build CI/CD pipeline 
 
 

Other Characteristics 
 


* Experience with data structures and algorithms.
* Knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns to provide solutions with simplistic design.
* Experience in any relational database management system, e.g. SQL, PostgreSQL PostgreSQL.
* Experience building scalable and low latency address look up systems. 
 
 

How We’ll Take Care Of You 
 
Total Rewards 
 
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. 
 
Health & Wellness 
 
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. 
 
Inclusive culture and diversity 
 
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. 
 
Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America 
 
What You Need To Know About Avalara 
 
We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. 
 
We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business_._ Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world. 
 
We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them. 
 
We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too. 
 
We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer 
 
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.