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Updater, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Fullstack Engineer to join our MoveHQ division. As a key individual contributor in this role, you will be pivotal in enhancing both the client and server-side components of MoveHQ's move management platform. Your work will ensure the stability, scalability, and success of the platform while fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration within the MoveHQ engineering team.
About the Role
- Develop and Optimize Platform Features: You will design, develop, and deploy new features for the MoveHQ suite of products, focusing on a seamless integration of front-end and back-end functionalities using PHP, Ruby on Rails and other web technologies.
- Enhance Software Quality and Performance: Collaborate with your team to elevate the platform’s reliability and performance. You will play a critical role in refining our development processes and engineering standards.
- Lead Technical Implementations: As a senior member of the team, lead the technical implementation of projects on the MoveHQ product roadmap. Ensure that all technical deliverables meet security, quality, and performance benchmarks.
- Mentorship and Leadership: Elevate the engineering team’s capabilities by mentoring junior engineers and sharing best practices in software development, particularly in PHP and fullstack contexts.
- Manage CI/CD Pipelines: Build and oversee the continuous integration and delivery pipelines for team-owned applications, ensuring efficient and error-free deployments.
About You
- Experienced Fullstack Developer: You have 5+ years of web software development experience, with significant expertise in PHP, JavaScript, and possibly other backend languages like Ruby.
- Proven Track Record: You have successfully developed and shipped high-quality SaaS products, demonstrating an ability to solve complex software engineering problems.
- Database and ORM Proficiency: Experienced with relational databases and ORM systems, crafting efficient, scalable database interactions.
- Testing and Automation Expertise: Proficient with testing frameworks and automation, ensuring robust and reliable software solutions.
- Agile Methodology Familiarity: Well-versed in agile development practices and tools such as Scrum and Jira.
- CI/CD Experience: Skilled in continuous integration and delivery practices, using tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions.
- Communication Skills: Excellent at both written and verbal communication, able to produce high-quality technical documentation and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Regulatory Experience: (Optional) Experience in developing software for highly-regulated environments, such as government contracts or compliance-focused industries.
Additional Qualifications
- Willingness to take on complex problems and drive technical solutions across the full stack.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a distributed team.
This posting is anticipated to remain open until November 20th, 2024. The new hire salary range for this position is $90,000 to $190,000 annually. Factors which may affect the starting pay within this range include skills, experience, and other qualifications aligned with Updater's internal leveling guidelines.
Updater makes moving easier for the 12 million households that relocate every year in the US. With Updater, users seamlessly forward mail, transfer utilities, connect TV and internet, and much more. Thousands of the most prominent real estate companies in the US (from real estate brokerages to multifamily and relocation companies) rely on Updater’s real estate products to save clients hours with a branded and personalized Updater moving experience.
Updater has raised over $450 million from leading investors, including SoftBank Capital, Vista Credit Partners, IA Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Second Century Ventures (the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®), and more. Updater has ranked on Crain's Best Places to Work in NYC in 2016, 2018, & 2021. For more information, please visit www.updater.com.
Updater is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, actual or presumed belonging to an ethnic group, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this full-time position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- 13 paid company holidays annually
- Updater Stock Options
- 401(k)
- Commuter Benefits
- Personal Wellbeing Subsidy
- New Hire Subsidy
- One Medical Membership
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- 12 weeks of Primary Caregiver Parental Leave
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What We Do
Updater makes moving easier for the 17 million American households that relocate every year. With Updater, users seamlessly forward mail, connect TV and internet, compare and book moving companies, transfer utilities, update accounts and records, and much more. Hundreds of the most prominent real estate companies in the US (from real estate brokerages to property management companies and relocation companies) rely on Updater’s real estate products to save their clients hours with a branded and personalized Updater moving experience.
The Updater team shares a common passion for addressing the unmet needs of today's busy mover. From jugglers to fashionistas to geeks, we're a pretty diverse bunch! Working at Updater might include serving as the rotating office DJ, team drinks/dancing, happy hours, late nights, bad jokes, and lots of (fun) surprises.
Headquartered in New York City, Updater has raised nearly $200 million from leading investors, including Fidelity International, SoftBank Capital, IA Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Second Century Ventures (the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®), and more.
