Software Engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Chicago, IL
$176,000 to $224,000 a year
The employer is a SaaS company building scheduling and dispatch software for field service businesses.
We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our software engineering team in Chicago. You will set technical direction on projects that matter to our customers. This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is on site at our Chicago location.
What you’ll do
- Diagnose and resolve production issues, and write the follow-up that keeps them from recurring
- Improve performance, reliability and observability across the services you own
- Design, build and maintain services and features used by thousands of customers every day
- Write clean, well-tested code and review pull requests from teammates
- Automate repetitive build, test and release steps
- Mentor teammates and help raise the bar for code quality on the team
- Mentor junior engineers and review their work
- Set technical standards and guide decisions across multiple projects
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience
- Experience with relational databases and writing efficient SQL
- Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms and software design principles
- Comfort working with version control, code review and automated testing
- A track record of leading projects from scope through delivery
Nice to have
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
Compensation and benefits
The pay range for this position in Chicago, IL is $176,000 – $224,000 per year. Final pay depends on experience, skills and qualifications.
- Health savings account with employer contribution
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
- Annual professional development and certification budget
- Paid professional licensing and society memberships
- Medical, dental and vision insurance starting on day one
The employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
