Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
Rex is creating new tech leadership to serve people. Big tech leadership has lost its social license to lead. They’re focused on extracting value, rather than creating it; muzzling dissent rather than freeing our voices; oppressing rebels rather than being the rebel. We are changing this. At Rex, technology will once again serve people. Review our culture page to understand what we are building.
At the intersection of real estate and technology, Rex is a startup incubator continuing to launch companies within our ecosystem which are focused on PropertyTech, FinTech, and InsuranceTech. Our initiatives page provides more details on current companies.
We are seeking a world-class Senior Software Engineer with the character, skill, and backbone to build the next great technology business. With founder level input, you will work closely with the product and design leaders to better understand how we can leverage the knowledge gained through user research to build innovative solutions that provide value to those that have been traditionally underserved by technology. This is a ground-floor, greenfield development opportunity offering a chance to build from inception to a production ready product set to scale.
What you’ll do:
- Help own development efforts as a founding engineer on one of Rex’s launch stage companies both as an individual contributor and technical expert.
- Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain performant, highly-scalable backend systems for web and mobile applications.
- Implement software design standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with, and provide feedback to, teammates in design and product to ensure timely delivery of project objectives
- Execute with a high degree of individual ownership, but are also adept working as part of a team
What you offer:
- 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering roles
- Experience developing REST APIs using Node.js and Express.js
- Experience developing Node applications using TypeScript
- Experienced building systems on cloud based infrastructure platforms like AWS or GCP
- Experience using modern build and deployment tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- BA/BS (or MA/MS) in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience implementing authentication / authorization using strategies such as JWT / OIDC / OAUTH is a plus
- Experience with devtools like eslint, prettier, nodemon is a plus
- Experience with Postgres is a plus
Before you apply, review these resources to better understand our culture and mission:
- Rex ecosystem initiatives
- Peter Rex writing in WSJ about moving Rex from Seattle to Austin
- Peter Rex on Fox Business
- Peter Rex on Bloomberg Radio
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and early-in equity awards
- Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
- 401(K) with employer match
- Unlimited (discretionary) PTO in addition to Holidays and your birthday off
- Monthly gym membership stipend
- Health Savings Account with employer contribution
- Dependent Flexible Spending Account
- Mental health telecounseling options
- We are committed to serving others with a focus on faith, family, and freedom
- Ability to work in person in Austin, Texas (or willing to relocate)
From the top-down, we are committed to investing in the development of all team members in both a professional and personal setting. We host monthly company socials where employees and family members get together to build our community. Regular performance evaluations are intended to provide a feedback loop, providing opportunities for consistent growth on both ends.