Senior Software Engineer
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- Meticulous: You pay attention to detail and take pride in what you deliver
- Articulate: You succinctly and effectively communicate verbal and written technical and non-technical ideas and topics
- Kind, not (just) nice: You provide tough feedback in a clear and concise manner that does not diminish or belittle the recipient
- Opinionated: You bring strong opinions to discussions but are willing to change your mind when presented with new or better information
- Product-minded: You focus on the “why” just as much as the “what” or “how”
- Collaborative: You work within your team and cross-functionally to build consensus and achieve results
- Autonomous: You are self-motivated, able to hold yourself accountable, and can generate high-value work with little direct supervision
- 5+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment
- 2+ years’ experience in a senior engineer role
- Production experience with Node.js and Typescript
- Proven experience working in backend systems, designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic on top of data stores
- Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and concisely, particularly in Slack and technical documents
- Experience in product development where you were a key decision maker
- Deep expertise in system architecture and design
- Proven success in operational excellence
- Familiarity with cloud environments, especially the Google Cloud stack
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Core Engineering team, you'll be joining the "brains" behind our insurance marketplace
- This team powers the logic that takes an insurance shopper's data and turns it into personalized, high-converting recommendations
- In this role, you’ll do more than just code: you’ll shape our roadmap, initiate new projects, and partner cross-functionally to turn product initiatives into scalable, well-tested technical solutions
- You’ll bring a product mindset to technical problem-solving, drive architectural decisions, and lead the team through complex engineering challenges
- You will report directly into Stanton Sievers, Head of Core Engineering
- Guide your team in delivering high quality, well tested technical solutions providing technical and project oversight
- Lead by example through the quality of your code and your approach to your work
- Own projects through the entire software development lifecycle - from planning and development to validation, iteration, and maintenance
- Translate conceptual work into well-crafted tech plans for review by technical leadership and key stakeholders
- Leverage your understanding of the business and engineering strategies to design experiments and high-value projects that impact the work your team is doing
- Expertly navigate complex systems and domains to identify key challenges and create plans to address them
- Own system quality and hold your team members accountable through constructive and actionable feedback
- Level up the team through code review feedback and knowledge sharing sessions
- Assist in the onboarding of new engineering hires
Benefits
- Bonuses and equity opportunities
- Unlimited vacation time
- 100% employer-paid insurance for employee, 60% for dependents
- 401K plan
- Annual in-person retreats
About Trellis
Trellis Company is a mission-driven, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that connects people to education-to-employment pathways that transform their lives. Our purpose is to develop and advance initiatives that grow individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity.
At Trellis, we actively promote diversity, equality, and belonging both at Trellis and throughout our family of companies. That extends to the relationships and interactions we have with our partners, our customers, and our community.
More About Trellis For more than 42 years, we have delivered positive outcomes for college students and higher ed institutions. We are now extending our commitment to the social good to reach a greater number of people and the communities where they live. Through our nationally recognized research services, specialized employee financial wellness programs, and workforce development collaboratives, we aim to increase individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity.
We build each other up to bring out the best in all of us.
Our Core Values • We do well by doing good • Our culture celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion • We encourage exploration, experimentation, and innovation • Our work gives us fulfillment and purpose • We foster a sense of trust, servant leadership, and integrity • We succeed because we work together
Senior Software Engineer
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- Meticulous: You pay attention to detail and take pride in what you deliver
- Articulate: You succinctly and effectively communicate verbal and written technical and non-technical ideas and topics
- Kind, not (just) nice: You provide tough feedback in a clear and concise manner that does not diminish or belittle the recipient
- Opinionated: You bring strong opinions to discussions but are willing to change your mind when presented with new or better information
- Product-minded: You focus on the “why” just as much as the “what” or “how”
- Collaborative: You work within your team and cross-functionally to build consensus and achieve results
- Autonomous: You are self-motivated, able to hold yourself accountable, and can generate high-value work with little direct supervision
- 5+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment
- 2+ years’ experience in a senior engineer role
- Production experience with Node.js and Typescript
- Proven experience working in backend systems, designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic on top of data stores
- Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and concisely, particularly in Slack and technical documents
- Experience in product development where you were a key decision maker
- Deep expertise in system architecture and design
- Proven success in operational excellence
- Familiarity with cloud environments, especially the Google Cloud stack
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Core Engineering team, you'll be joining the "brains" behind our insurance marketplace
- This team powers the logic that takes an insurance shopper's data and turns it into personalized, high-converting recommendations
- In this role, you’ll do more than just code: you’ll shape our roadmap, initiate new projects, and partner cross-functionally to turn product initiatives into scalable, well-tested technical solutions
- You’ll bring a product mindset to technical problem-solving, drive architectural decisions, and lead the team through complex engineering challenges
- You will report directly into Stanton Sievers, Head of Core Engineering
- Guide your team in delivering high quality, well tested technical solutions providing technical and project oversight
- Lead by example through the quality of your code and your approach to your work
- Own projects through the entire software development lifecycle - from planning and development to validation, iteration, and maintenance
- Translate conceptual work into well-crafted tech plans for review by technical leadership and key stakeholders
- Leverage your understanding of the business and engineering strategies to design experiments and high-value projects that impact the work your team is doing
- Expertly navigate complex systems and domains to identify key challenges and create plans to address them
- Own system quality and hold your team members accountable through constructive and actionable feedback
- Level up the team through code review feedback and knowledge sharing sessions
- Assist in the onboarding of new engineering hires
Benefits
- Bonuses and equity opportunities
- Unlimited vacation time
- 100% employer-paid insurance for employee, 60% for dependents
- 401K plan
- Annual in-person retreats
About Trellis
Trellis Company is a mission-driven, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that connects people to education-to-employment pathways that transform their lives. Our purpose is to develop and advance initiatives that grow individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity.
At Trellis, we actively promote diversity, equality, and belonging both at Trellis and throughout our family of companies. That extends to the relationships and interactions we have with our partners, our customers, and our community.
More About Trellis For more than 42 years, we have delivered positive outcomes for college students and higher ed institutions. We are now extending our commitment to the social good to reach a greater number of people and the communities where they live. Through our nationally recognized research services, specialized employee financial wellness programs, and workforce development collaboratives, we aim to increase individual economic mobility and expand community prosperity.
We build each other up to bring out the best in all of us.
Our Core Values • We do well by doing good • Our culture celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion • We encourage exploration, experimentation, and innovation • Our work gives us fulfillment and purpose • We foster a sense of trust, servant leadership, and integrity • We succeed because we work together