Senior Software Engineer I

Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Senior Software Engineer I

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Company Description

As an Etsy employee, you can do the work you love, be yourself, and make an impact in the lives of millions. Our commitments to diversity and inclusion, team culture and the spaces where we work all reflect our mission to keep commerce human.

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer I, you will be responsible for taking the lead on directing and implementing solutions to moderately complex, loosely scoped problems that are aligned with your team's goals. Your work extends to many parts of a product or system. You deliver projects independently or by leading your teammates to do so. You enable other engineers on your team to be successful.

About the team

We are the Listing Process team that owns the listing form experience cross platform.

You will be joining the Web development side, working on implementing features from ideation to releasing them in production, monitoring them and taking any remediation that would be needed.

The Senior Software Engineer I will be responsible for:

• Contributing at all levels of Etsy’s Listing Form stacks, ranging from application back-end technologies (PHP) as well as front-end stack (Preact, Redux Toolkit, Formik, Vest).

• Developing and maintaining critical path product services.

• Provide detailed and constructive design and code reviews.

• Gain insights through research, data analysis, and our A/B tests.

• Push code to production early and often using our continuous deployment systems.

• Build and maintain observability and test tooling - logging, monitoring, distributed tracing, alerting and offline test tools.

• Practice continuous learning and agile delivery models to stay informed and focused on our deliverables.

The Senior Software Engineer I will demonstrate:

• 2+ Years as Senior or a similar role.

• Experience in information retrieval systems and ability to write high performance production quality code.

• Experience operating within a large codebase and you know how to craft simplicity from complex systems.You understand the fundamentals of building robust services.

• Partnering as a strong collaborator and communicator and making the team around you grow and learn.

• Taking the lead on advising and implementing solutions to loosely scoped problems.

• Demonstrate written understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability.

• You enjoy thinking about the implications of your work on end users, and have an understanding of the various aspects involved in running a large-scale website.

• You are an experienced engineer in either or both back-end and front-end coding in PHP & Javascript with React.

To be successful in this role, the Senior Software Engineer I will work collaboratively with your teammates to independently tackle moderately complex, loosely scoped problems, regularly deliver work to end users and are a primary contributor to your team's goals. You work on features and projects within a broader product or system. Your technical planning has shown to reduce failure scenarios and identify edge cases early on.

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What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.
 
Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.