Subscript: Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend, Full Stack)

Subscript: Software Engineer (Frontend, Backend, Full Stack)

The essentials
  • The stack: Postgres, Node.js/Express.js, React. Currently on Heroku, moving to AWS
  • The product: We are creating the ultimate finance suite for managing billing, revenue recognition, subscription metrics, and more
  • The work style:
    • This is a remote position – work from anywhere, in any timezone
    • We are an asynchronous team – no scheduled meetings, allowing individuals to choose their schedules and communicate via writing and videos. Hear our co-founder Michelle Lee speak about asynchronous work (click here).
    • We work autonomously – goals are set, and team members determine their approach to achieve them together.
  • Your role on our team:
    • Be among the first ten engineers on our team.
    • Your tasks will include:
      • Backend: database design, data management, API design, and testing
      • Frontend: feature development in our React app, HTML/CSS and styled components, enhancing user experience, and testing
      • Full stack: product development, collaboration with designers and founders to create a product users will love.
  • We are scrappy, but not on compensation: Subscript commits to market-rate pay for our excellent team members, including benefits.

Our interview process

Our interview focuses on your skills as a software engineer and your clear communication abilities. We are fully asynchronous, and our interview will be too 🙂.
  1. A small code challenge will be given to you
  2. Upon reviewing the initial challenge, we’ll ask you to complete a ~90 minute exercise with a screen recording video.
  3. If successful, we’ll assess your written communication by requesting a technical design document. This form of communication is crucial at Subscript.
Finally, we aim to offer you a position, hoping you’ll accept!

Requirements

  • You’re an excellent engineer (writing high-quality code, creating effective tests, and delivering quickly)
  • You communicate well in writing and through recorded videos.
  • You’re motivated to work in a globally-distributed team, in a unique culture that values autonomy, accountability, and ownership as much as skills.
  • That’s it!

Benefits

  • Unlimited vacation
  • Completely flexible work schedule – work whenever (and wherever) you choose!
  • Benefits according to your location (health/dental/vision in the USA)
  • Multiple company retreats annually
  • We are scrappy, but not on compensation: Subscript commits to market-rate pay for our excellent team members, including benefits.

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