Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer
Binti · San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
We're looking for product-oriented engineers who are skilled at leveraging AI in both their coding and the products they build, and who are passionate about using technology to drive positive impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to take significant ownership of technical projects that will drive the success of the overall business. Strong candidates bring deep product and technical acumen, combined with the ability to move fast.
LOCATION
Binti is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and this role would be expected to be in person (office days are Mondays and Thursdays across the company). Much of our team is local to the San Francisco Bay Area and works in a hybrid setup – in-office some days and remote the rest.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
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Lead architecture discussions during feature development to ensure that projects are built in a sound, reliable, and performant way
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Improve user experiences that software engineers and engineering teams depend on during their day-to-day workflow
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Full Stack coding, 60% back end and 40% front end
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Mentor other engineers on best practices for software engineering
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Optimize the performance of components for both latency and throughput
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Monitor all of the above in a scalable way
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Guide incident response and vulnerability remediation efforts
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Collaborate with Product Management to scope and execute product features while maintaining Binti’s values.
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Focus on the longevity of the codebase - notice and advocate for patterns that allow code to be flexible, scalable, and approachable to other engineers
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Help our team move quickly and learn while maintaining a welcoming and supportive culture
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Push our product so it continues to be a beautiful, yet intuitive and accessible interface for users from all walks of life
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Champion security and privacy, including looking for ways to make it easier to safeguard HIPAA compliance for sensitive data and incorporate security best practices
SAMPLE PROJECTS
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Spearhead development of new product areas like child intake and community crisis response
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Evolve configurable platform features like scheduling or application requirements into a reusable, performant layer that works for different workflows across the country
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Architect engineering design for storing of configurable relationships between humans, beyond biological relationships
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Transfer applications between agencies, accounting for variable workflow setups and agency-configured permissions
WHO YOU ARE
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Experience leading and coordinating large infrastructural and architectural projects and rollouts
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Comfort with a startup mindset, taking initiative, and comfort with MVP
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Knowledge and ability to effectively project manage
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Excitement to leverage modern tools and AI to drive greater efficiency and higher quality output
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Ability to architect, build and maintain configurable systems that unlock better workflows in foster care
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Can collaborate with cross-functional partners in product, technical account management, policy, and more
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Demonstrated ability to work across engineering teams on projects that elevate not just our own systems and designs, but those of other teams as well
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Passion for delivering products end-to-end, from ideation through planning and scoping to implementation
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Excitement to jump into our Ruby on Rails and React architecture and write foundational and expansive features. Prior experience with product development on a web application is strongly favored. Ruby, Rails, React or GraphQL experience is a plus.
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Experience with configurable enterprise software, or better yet government-facing software is a strong positive.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU
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A self-motivated, independent engineer who enjoys owning projects from inception to completion
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Solid programming foundations and experience full stack
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End-to-end experience building, shipping, and maintaining products
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Having a growth mindset, having a sense of urgency, and being comfortable with challenging the status quo
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Excited to level up themselves and bring everyone else along for the ride – leveraging modern tools and AI to do so
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Track record of breaking through walls on your way to success
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Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
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Ruby skills/experience on lock, Rails, React, and/or GraphQL experience a plus
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Curiosity, experience, and excellent judgment are also a plus