Software Engineer at Justworks in New York, NY

Summary: Justworks is a company that focuses on helping businesses with HR issues in a supportive and entrepreneurial environment. They are seeking a Software Engineer who will independently manage large projects, collaborate with teams to solve customer challenges, and enhance the performance and scalability of existing systems. Responsibilities: - Independently own larged-scoped projects from initial discovery through launch with a focus on outcomes and customer impact - Collaborate with a cross functional team to find solutions to customer challenges - Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our existing systems - Promote engineering excellence through technical leadership, knowledge-sharing and mentorship - Add capabilities to our high-volume, fault-tolerant processing infrastructure - Enhance our testing, monitoring and continuous deployment infrastructure - Keep extremely sensitive data compartmentalized and secure Required Qualifications: - Minimum 1 year of professional development experience - Proficiency in server-side languages like Python, Java, Node.js, or Ruby (Go experience is a plus) - Solid SQL skills and understanding of database fundamentals - Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (basic deployment and monitoring) - Interest in helping junior developers and contributing to team knowledge sharing - Experience collaborating with designers and product managers on feature development Required Skills: Python, Java, Node.js, Ruby, Go, SQL, Database fundamentals, AWS, Cloud platforms, Mentorship Benefits: Great benefits, Wellness program offerings, Company retreats