As the leading workforce management solution for the skilled trades, Workrise makes it easier for skilled laborers to find work, and for companies to find in-demand workers. Workrise currently operates in wind, solar, construction, oil and gas, and defense industries. We’re growing, and we’d love to learn what you can add to our team!

The Engineering team at Workrise leverages a variety of tools to enable and sustain a scalable and highly-resilient platform for delivering customer value. We are organized into agile, cross-functional product line teams consisting of engineering, product and design which allows us to develop deep expertise and rapidly deliver high-value features and functionality. 

We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to help us build the next evolution of our platform as a scalable, service oriented architecture. We need a motivated and self-directed engineer who wants to deliver real business value. You seek to understand the purpose of your project and how it fits into the larger view. You help your team and peers align to the company vision and mission. You see mistakes as learning opportunities, not just for you but for your team as well. You consistently leave code and projects better than you found them. You love to up-level the engineers around you by setting a good example and investing time in helping them succeed. 

Sound like you? Keep reading.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and building microservices using best of breed languages, frameworks, and technologies
• Providing technical leadership for multi-team engineering initiatives through clear written and oral communication to define and track dependencies and technical contracts
• Mentoring junior engineers on your team, providing guidance and support with a sense of stewardship for their growth
• Influencing the wider engineering team through demos, brown bag topics, and design proposals

What you should have:

• 6+ years of relevant software development experience, including team leadership roles
• Experience building production grade microservices
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Proficiency with multiple languages and datastore technologies
• Familiarity with cloud computing providers, order of preference: GCP, AWS, Azure
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for your production services
• Experience with remote collaboration with teams in different timezones
• Experience using agile processes such as Kanban and Scrum
• Good to have experience with pub/sub messaging technology like Kafka or equivalent
• Experience writing software around monetary transactions, pricing optimization, calculating rates, payments etc is a huge plus
• BS degree or equivalent practical experience

More than a job:

At Workrise you can feel good about your work and furthering our mission to serve those who do the hard work. We recognize that making an impact matters to you and we believe in providing an environment that fosters that ambition. We welcome you to develop relationships with coworkers by displaying our company values: Own the Mission, Learn and Grow, Solutions Over Egos, and Raise the Bar. In appreciation for your contributions, we support you with various health insurance plan options (including medical, dental, vision), flexible paid time off, and competitive 401k matching. 

As a world-class employer, Workrise is committed to providing an environment where any and all people feel welcome, respected, and free to be their authentic selves. We welcome applicants of all gender identities, sexual orientation, educational background, religion, ethnicities, veteran status, and citizenships. We’d love to learn what you can add to our team!