Senior Software Engineer I 

Who we are

Jellyvision ALEX®, is on a mission to improve lives by helping people choose and use their benefits. We are raising the bar—for benefits and the employee experience (for our employees and those of the customers we serve) – by scaling personalization, compassion and an earnest intent to be helpful in all that we do. 

Jellyvision people are a group of creative problem solvers who use good judgment, give each other honest feedback, engage in real debate, and snack frequently. We are curious, hungry, and humble—because we know this is how we’ll continue to make an impact. We’re kind, biased towards action, and sweat the details to create great experiences for those we serve.  

We are an inclusive, human-first workplace. Respect and trust for each other are foundational, and our equitable total rewards offerings support the lives and holistic well-being of our unique people. At Jellyvision, expect career experiences that challenge you, empower you to have a direct impact on our mission, and enable you to learn, try, and do while having fun along the way.  

What’s the role?

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership for a cross-functional team consisting of application and test engineers. You’ll spend your days writing well-designed, reliable, and maintainable code. You’ll also keep things running by solving problems and making sure they stay solved by writing tests.

What you’ll do to be successful 

1.) Design and develop clean, straightforward solutions to problems

Write high-quality, maintainable, reliable, and performant code Adhere to Agile methodologies and focus on rapid delivery, CI/CD, and test automation Manage code repositories and codebase health Write unit, integration, and browser tests Lead the design and implementation of complex software systems or applications Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance to ensure code quality and best practices. Architect scalable and maintainable solutions that meet performance and security requirements. Investigate and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks. Proactively identifies areas in the team's code where technical debt may slow the team, and can understand the cost/benefit of addressing it and present it to the team. Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in software development. We’ll measure success by ticket throughput, impact on team metrics, and quality of deliverables.

2.) Manage and collaborate with key stakeholders

Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to define high level system requirements  Coach and mentor less experienced team members Give and receive constructive code review feedback Collaborate with Jellyvision's non-tech teams (ex. designers, writers, producers) We’ll measure success by performance reviews and assessing feedback from peers and stakeholders.

Experience & skills you’ll need

5+ years of experience developing full-stack web applications Proficient in React Procient in Node.js Proficiency coding in Ruby on Rails and/or Python Understanding of relational databases (experience writing raw SQL is a bonus) Understands how to consume internal and external APIs Automated testing (unit, integration, and functional tests) Use of source control tools (we use git) Familiarity with container orchestration; ie. Docker Familiarity with CI/CD and pipelines Experience in AWS or other cloud environments (DevOps experience is a bonus) Bonus: Experience with a headless CMS

Core competencies

Collaborates Communicates Effectively Drives Results Ensures Accountability Instills Trust Manages Complexity Tech Savvy

The Details 

Location: Remote  Starting Salary: $124,244 - $151,854

What Jellyvision will give you

Check out our benefits here!

Jellyvision is committed to continuous evolution and to fostering a more diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is welcomed, valued, and respected. It doesn’t matter your race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, sex, or country of origin...we just want amazing people who are willing to grow along with us.