Staff Backend Engineer

About the role:

Nearly 20,000 amazing Founders have applied for membership since we first launched and our revenue has grown 8x. Most importantly, we have saved our average member over $16,000 annually in taxes.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and talented Senior Full Stack Developer to join our passionate and dedicated team. 

⚒️ Responsibilities: 

• Partner with our Product, Design, and QA teams to build a new customer interface.
• Help drive our product roadmap by synthesizing user feedback and data into requirements that inform new features and product development. 
• Contribute to the development of our backend web application by implementing APIs that will enable third-party integration across partner platforms.
• Provide enhancements that will increase load speed, reduce application errors, and improve functionality. 
• Collaborate with our leadership team to provide recommendations to infrastructure and technology that will enable scalability. 
• Partner with our Operations team to collect user feedback and synthesize it into requirements for feature upgrades. 
• Spearhead unit testing and develop documentation that will help us deploy “bug-free” releases.
• Advocate for continuous improvement by championing best practices related to code reviews, sprint planning, and the overall development process.  

🙌 What we want you to bring:

• Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Strong Python experience, preferably Django. 
• Moderate experience with React. 
• Strong appreciation for test-driven development and agile methodology.
• High degree of resourcefulness and proactivity to problem-solving. 
• Comfort with ambiguity, prior startup experience is a huge plus. 
• RESTful API development and implementation.
• AWS or Heroku management.
• Experience in security implementation is not required, but a plus.
• Understanding of automation between the software systems.

💻 Our stack

• Django + Django Rest Framework
• React + MobX
• Celery + Redis
• PostgreSQL
• Heroku

Why work with us:

• Collective is the first online back office platform designed for Businesses-of-One.
• Tax is a very challenging space and you will grow fast.
• We were backed by top tier VCs.
• We promote open and transparent culture within the company.
• We’re fast-paced and you learn every day.

What we offer in return 

• Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
• A diverse and collaborative team culture
• Stock options package
• 14 company holidays + unlimited PTO
• 401K
• Employer paid Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
• 100% coverage for employees
• 75% coverage for dependents
• PC or Mac laptop + $750 Home office stipend
• Generous paid parental leave
• Fertility benefits, up to $8k
• Team events and virtual gatherings
• $600 wellness bonus