Remote Staff Software Engineer, Application

Description:

• Dune is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their applications, responsible for ensuring a top-notch user experience on dune.com.
• The role involves driving the technical vision and architecture of Dune's applications in alignment with business goals and performance metrics.
• Collaboration with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers is essential to develop and launch robust features that enhance user interactions.
• Optimizing application performance to minimize downtime and latency is a key responsibility.
• Improving the content browsing experience by implementing new features and enhancing existing ones.
• Elevating the experience for users creating and consuming queries and dashboards is a crucial aspect of the role.
• Writing high-quality, well-tested TypeScript code focusing on scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Mentoring junior engineers and championing best practices in software development to foster continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a back-end engineer with a strong foundation in computer science and software engineering principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and drive software development cycles from inception to deployment.
• Extensive experience with cloud-based infrastructure management, specifically AWS and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in building scalable, high-performance web applications.
• Expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL, with familiarity with modern frontend frameworks like Next.js.
• Experience in optimizing applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, thriving in a fully distributed team environment.
• An entrepreneurial spirit, strong problem-solving skills, and a hands-on approach to software development.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity package, placing compensation in the top 25% of companies in the space.
• Employee-friendly equity scheme with a heavily discounted strike price and a 10-year exercise window.
• 5 weeks PTO + local public holidays, offering flexibility to suit individual needs.
• Fully remote-first approach with flexible working hours within a distributed team.
• Private medical insurance for employees.
• Paid parental leave with 16 weeks for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers, fully paid.
• Regular offsites in exciting locations, travel allowance, and stipend for setting up a home office.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse and inclusive team and receive Dune swag.