Software Engineer III (Tech Lead)

Reasonable Accommodations

Fearless complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please email hr@fearless.tech to submit a formal request to Human Resources. 

Compensation

Our Compensation System is designed to reward remarkable work, grow your impact and support the whole “you” over the course of your career.

We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or negotiation skills — is given equal pay for equal work. 

Salary

• Minimum Salary: $102,540
• Salary Midpoint: $133,302
• Maximum Salary: $164,064
• Hiring Range: $140,000 - $159,000

Location

• Remote or in Baltimore, MD

 

Employment Type

Full-time

Fearless is looking for a Software Engineer III to add to our diverse team of 250+ employees (and counting!).

What you’ll be doing

We’re looking to change the world by building software with a soul, and we want your help.

The Software Engineer III leads the development, maintenance, and enhancement of complex software systems that solve customer and user problems.  This role brings detailed understanding of the nuances of software development, and depth in a variety of languages, paradigms, technologies, and frameworks to effectively contribute in a wide array of different projects.  Software Engineer IIIs are experts in digesting complex tasks and business requirements and aligning a group around an implementation.  They are responsible for the smooth delivery of maintainable systems by establishing effective team processes.

We need your coding and leadership skills! What other skills will help you succeed at Fearless? Glad you asked! We’re excited about candidates that: 

Responsibilities and Contributions 

Organizational and Leadership Role 

• Synthesizes business requirements and objectives and drives the development of solutions.
• Collaborates with talented designers, product managers, and fellow engineers to plan and build new features. 
• Coaches and mentors others to develop their professional skills.
• Drives all phases of the development lifecycle from task creation to production deployment of new code.

Functional Role 

• Designs and implements effective, secure software solutions that meet the business and technology requirements of the project.
• Articulates business needs and translates them into technology solutions.
• Creates technical processes that create testable and maintainable software with minimal technical debt.
• Troubleshoots technical issues in application and infrastructure code. 
• Develops and implements plans for the continuous improvement and evolution of the software system.
• Identifies opportunities and articulates suggestions to improve the technology strategies beyond the scope of a team or project.
• Reviews other developers’ code and provides specific, constructive feedback.
• Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/workflows within the businesses they support.

Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies  

Must-Have Skills

• Ability to obtain security clearance required by the project: Public Trust clearance
• 6+ years of experience as an expert in web-development including front-end (browser) and back-end (server) including UI components, client-server integrations, APIs, and data persistence.
• Ability to discuss abstract software development concepts like single-responsibility, cohesion, data immutability, and other paradigm appropriate design patterns.
• Demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new systems and technology quickly.
• Expert in at least one programming language like Node.js, Python, Go, Java 8+, Ruby, etc.
• Proficient with the industry-leading framework(s) for the programming language expertise (Express.js, Gatsby.js, Django, Flasks, Rails, Spring.io, etc).
• Proficient with important libraries and technologies in the ecosystem of pro