Remote Principal Software Engineer

Description:

• LawnStarter is urgently hiring a Principal Software Engineer to join their growing LATAM-based remote team.
• The company is transforming the $100B+ outdoor home services industry, making it easier for homeowners to book, manage, and enjoy services like lawn care and landscaping.
• With over $30M in venture funding and solid traction, LawnStarter is investing in the next generation of their platform.
• The role offers full autonomy and real impact, allowing the engineer to lead projects end-to-end.
• The position is remote and flexible, enabling work from anywhere and the ability to set one's own hours.
• The engineer will help shape tools that thousands of homeowners and service professionals rely on daily.
• The company is at a pivotal moment with strong product-market fit and real momentum, allowing the engineer to help define future developments.

Requirements:

• Candidates should be experienced as a principal engineer, lead full-stack engineer, or in similar roles.
• They must be highly skilled in both server-side and client-side software development.
• Familiarity with cloud development (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) is required.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), RESTful APIs, React, MVC frameworks, and security concerns (e.g., XSS attacks) is essential.
• Candidates should have a strong understanding of computer science concepts, including Big O notation, pointers, composition vs. inheritance, and data structures such as arrays, sets, and linked lists.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases, including understanding operations like CRUD, indexes, and joins, is necessary.
• Comfort with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS Lambda, ECS, EKS, Aurora) and utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IAC) is expected.
• A passion for clean code and building customer-driven solutions with a focus on quality and reliability is important.
• All team members are expected to embody core values such as being data-driven, getting things done, valuing people, challenging the status quo, being scrappy, and being customer-focused.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive contract rate.
• Employees can work from anywhere, providing flexibility in their work environment.
• Flexible hours allow employees to complete work on their own schedule.
• The role provides high ownership and autonomy in projects.
• Team members are part of a fast-moving team that values building, learning, and growth.