We are hiring remote workers for this role in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, or Minneapolis areas. At this time, only candidates in these locations will be considered.
What You’ll Do
The Software Engineer is a critical member of the Calm Engineering Team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the frontend systems that power our web applications. You will work closely with a team of engineers, designers, product managers, and customers to ensure that our products are reliable, performant, and secure. Specifically, you will:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop technical specifications
- Design, develop, and maintain frontend systems that are reliable, scalable, and secure for feature completeness
- Lead development and implementation of complex frontend features and services, collaborating cross-functionally with client engineers to ensure smooth development and deployment process
- Write high-quality, well-documented, and easily maintainable code that adheres to industry standard best practices
- Ensure high test coverage for all code, including unit and integration tests
- Implement frontend features with instrumentation and monitoring to detect system errors and performance issues
- Stay up-to-date on the latest frontend technologies and trends
- Develop, mentor and train software engineers
Who You Are
- Experience with the following languages/technologies/frameworks (or equivalents):
- Javascript/Typescript
- React / NextJS
- Amplitude
- DataDog
- Github
- Cypress
- Material UI
- Docker
- AWS / GCP
- Relational DBs / SQL
- Experience with REST API-based microservices design
- Experience building responsive web apps with accessibility guidelines
- Proficiency in writing unit and integration tests in a CI/CD environment
- Proven experience working effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment as part of a collaborative team
- Willingness and enthusiasm to learn new technologies and tackle challenging problems
- Experience providing accurate high-level estimates based on complexity and consistently delivering on time and with quality
- Consistently deliver on commitments through disciplined estimates and task breakdowns
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Provide high-quality code reviews centered on code quality and mentoring
- Ability to partner with leads across products to leverage institutional knowledge to solve complex problems
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Nice to Haves
- Past experience building web apps in highly controlled industries, i.e., healthcare
Minimum Requirements
- This role typically requires 3+ years of related experience
Calm uses a geographic pay model that determines salaries based on the location where an employee lives. For this position, the base pay range across Calm’s pay tiers is as follows: $147,000 - $225,000. The base pay range represents the low and high end of Calm’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, experience and other qualifications. Calm uses employee zip code to determine which pay range applies. This role is also eligible for equity + comprehensive benefits + 401k + flexible time off.
