Turing Internship – Senior Software Engineer

A U.S.-based company that is developing a world-class social change platform with a multinational user base is looking for a Senior Software Engineer. The engineer will be in charge of the technical project management and refactoring. The company is determined to bring about lasting social change in the world and helps users to learn about active social change campaigns around the world. The company has managed to securely raise $70mn+ during their Series D round of funding. This position requires a significant overlap with the PST time zone and will be a full-time role.

Job Responsibilities:

Maintain and perform basic upgrades on the website

Support the existing team and work in close collaboration with each other

Create and provide the users with new features

Scale up current features to accommodate rising usage

Work in all stack layers, including front-end, back-end, and infrastructure

Participate in ongoing improvement

Work in a setting that supports agile development

Encourage knowledge sharing through coaching and mentoring

Work daily with the product manager, engineers, and UX designers

Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

At least 4+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer

Extensive experience working with React, Agile, Elixir, and GraphQL

Nice to have some experience with Unit Testing

Proficiency with different testing tools and methodologies

Demonstrable experience with Git or other distributed version control systems

Extensive knowledge of APM or browser development tools

Experience designing and building performant systems.

Familiarity working with SQL and data stores, preferably with MySQL, Redis, and Redshift

Nice to have some experience with Extreme Programming practices and Test-driven development

Prior experience working, or integrating, with payment gateways (Braintree, Stripe) is preferred

Nice to have some experience with testing libraries Mocha, GraphQL, React Testing Library, Jest, Sinon.js, and RSpec

Prior experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, and Ruby is desirable

Experience working with Agile methodology is nice to have

Previous experience leading a team, teaching, and mentoring is desirable

Nice to have some experience with the AWS suite

Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written