Senior Software Engineer
TapcartAbout the role
Tapcart is the ultimate mobile commerce platform fueling the fastest-growing brands. We power mobile apps for over 50 million consumers worldwide, processing over $6 billion in mobile commerce revenue.
Almost all e-commerce traffic comes from a mobile device; we turn these users into high retention growth for some of the largest brands, including Béis, Princess Polly, Ruggable, and many more. Tapcart is trusted by thousands of brands to power their mobile experience by building mobile apps in hours (not months).
THE ROLE
As a Senior Software Engineer at Tapcart you will contribute to our Platform Engineering team by developing innovative, customer-facing products as well as SDKs and APIs for our growing mobile app authoring platform. This role is perfect for an ambitious candidate interested in working on a wide variety of projects with a small team. You will have the opportunity to work in a cloud full-stack role, with a strong emphasis on backend and cloud technologies. We are looking for candidates with a proven track record designing, building, and launching production software with a focus on resilience, performance, and extensibility in the ecommerce space.
The ideal candidate is passionate about the latest cutting-edge technologies, is experienced with iterative development, is a good communicator, and is a strong creative collaborator. Presented with a problem space this person can translate business and functional requirements into live production-ready stacks. This person will help shape the next generation of products at Tapcart - building marketing tools, developer tools, generative AI tools, and more - as part of a cross-functional team.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
Build and deploy new microservices in a cloud environment
Architect and review the design for cutting-edge services using the latest tools in close collaboration with our cloud technology partners
Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost and performance
Protect customer and shopper data with enterprise-grade security best-practices and global regulatory compliance
WHAT SKILLS YOU’LL NEED
5-7 years experience in software engineering
Expertise with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Ability to architect software solutions and obtain buy-in from stakeholders
Proven experience defining API schemas and managing change over time
Experience in system architecture design, application development, and DevOps
Experience with technologies such as Node.js, Javascript/Typescript, Docker, and Kubernetes
Experience with React
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CICD tools for provisioning cloud infrastructure and deploying software
Experience working with NoSQL and SQL databases
Nice-to-haves: React Native, Next.js, CSS and CSS preprocessors, and/or Mobile development
SALARY RANGE: $175,000 - $185,000 annually
This position is not eligible for visa transfer or sponsorship.
This position is remote eligible in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, NV, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA
TAPCART PERKS AND BENEFITS:
401K and stock options for all full-time employees
Affordable, high-quality medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
Flexible PTO and 11 paid company holidays
One-time stipend for outfitting your home office, plus a recurring merchant shopping stipend
WHY JOIN TAPCART?
We are a growing startup based in Santa Monica, CA 🏖. Our team and culture are very important to us – we aim to make coming to work fun, challenging, and rewarding. We know that doing impactful work means showing up with creative solutions for our merchants and our business. We strive to make Tapcart a place where passionate, talented people can grow their skills and careers.
Read about our Series B fundraise for $50M in June 2021.
We raised our Series A for $10M in May 2020.
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