Lead Software Engineer | Fully Remote US

Hirevue is where hiring happens – transforming the way organizations discover, engage, and hire the best talent. Connecting companies and candidates anytime, anywhere, Hirevue’s end-to-end hiring platform features video interviewing, assessments and conversational AI. The industry leader in science backed, modern hiring solutions powered by ethical AI, Hirevue has hosted more than 70 million video interviews and 200 million chat-based candidate engagements for over 1200 pioneering customers around the globe.

As a Lead Software Engineer at Hirevue, you’ll be a key player in making software happen, from the early design stages to the hands of our users. You will be empowered to influence how our products are forged for real world value. 

You’ll be in a very hands-on development role collaborating with your team to enhance and extend the leading Hirevue platform. Your focus will be designing solutions, writing quality code with unit tests, leading other engineers by example and solving technical challenges that will continue improving the experience of our users. You will become a key contributor to the codebase willing to work in any area of the code when needed. 

Our ability to deliver quality software to our customers in a timely, predictable manner will be directly attributable to your capacity to identify and address challenges faced by the initiatives you will be leading.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Help drive development of the Hirevue Interviewing Product Line, ensuring that we’re utilizing the best development techniques, patterns, frameworks and libraries for the team’s initiatives owned by you and/or peers

  • Analyze Product Requirements and write Technical Designs

  • Write simple, clear, secure, resilient  code

  • Write unit tests

  • Review the code of others

  • Mentor your peers

  • Collaborate in and/or own the Research and Planning  of new Initiatives

• Own and ensure the resolution of complex problems found in our systems

• Find opportunities to broadcast knowledge and lessons learned amongst your peers

• Blend a risk-based approach to technical choices from design to operational practice

• Ensure patterns are in place to provide thorough automated testing at each level of the test pyramid

• Communicate patterns and solutions through both thorough written documentation and technical presentations

We’re looking for an experienced, full-stack engineer. More specifically, we’re looking for:

• Someone with experience designing, building, deploying, supporting SaaS products in a cloud-based world. You should have strong knowledge of:

  • Cloud Services and Best Practices (AWS)

  • Multiple platforms and languages (C#/.NET, Python, React, etc)

  • RESTFul APIs and MVC Web Patterns

  • Docker and virtualization technologies 

  • Operational Monitoring, Instrumentation, and Diagnostics 

• Someone who understands fundamental computer science concepts. That doesn’t necessarily mean you have a CS degree. You should be able to describe technical design options, engineering trade-offs, making technical recommendations and decisions that balance performance and elegance with delivery and functional outcomes

• Someone with a firm grasp of SQL and databases in general (including non-relational databases). You should know about CRUD patterns, relational design, what indexes are and why they matter, and the difference between a left join and an inner join.

• Someone to work hand in hand with Product and UX, to design solutions that deliver business value and delight customers. 

Required Qualifications:

• Due to responsibilities of this role that require elevated access to production data, the successful candidate for this position must be a US-based US citizen.

• B.S. in Computer Science (or related field), equivalent trade school degree, or equivalent work experience.

• 5+ years in a software engineering role

• Strong proficiency with most or all languages and technologies listed below

• Experience working effectively in a global virtual environment 

• Ability to design and code scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud applications.

• Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerization (e.g., Docker)

• Understanding of security best practices

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• AWS and/or Software Development certifications preferred

• Experience building software on a complex platform preferred

• Experience Mentoring Others preferred

Why Hirevue?

All team members at Hirevue are expected to embody our core values, which are the H.E.A.R.T. of Hirevue. They are: Hero for our Customers, Enjoy the Journey, Always do the Right Thing, Reach Forwards, and Take Action and Go. 

Flexible Paid Time Off | Medical, Dental, Vision | 12 Weeks Maternity & Adoption | 401K match

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This position is a work-from-home role. The individual in this role must be able to work from home in an environment free from distractions, where they can attend virtual video meetings.

Hirevue takes security seriously and has measures in place to protect work-related data in a remote setting. Our organization has implemented a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy, HireVue uses Google User Enrollment, which ensures personal apps and data are kept separate from work apps and data should you choose to use your personal device for work purposes. HireVue can manage only the work-related aspects of the device, ensuring privacy for personal data.

Hirevue is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected under the law. HireVue is an equal opportunity employer; committed to a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Hirevue is NOT currently hiring in:

AK, HI, IA, ME, MS, NM or WV.

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