The RealReal is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to help solve complex challenges as they scale their online marketplace for authenticated, consigned luxury goods.
Requirements
- 12+ years of professional web application/full-stack development experience
- Fluency with any of Ruby, Elixir, Erlang, or another object-oriented or functional programming language
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and architecture
- Strong understanding of web technologies: HTML5, Javascript, CSS/SASS, REST, JSON.
- Strong understanding of web-app performance fundamentals and related dev tools
- Strong database fundamentals and experience with MySql or PostgreSQL
- Experience using async message queues such as Kafka or Kinesis
Responsibilities
- Propose and build technical architecture and solutions to move our business forward.
- Advise and collaborate with senior engineering leadership on technical vision and strategy across a multi-year timeframe
- Provide technical direction and mentorship for engineers across the organization
- Drive build vs buy evaluations, including research and initial assessment with vendors
- Assist in coordinating cross-team engineering efforts and determining technical requirements
- Review technical architecture proposals and pull requests and provide constructive feedback
- Produce high-quality, performant, testable code, and systems
Other
- 2+ years leading a high-performance engineering team or organization, in a fast-paced environment
- Build a deep understanding of The RealReal’s business model, opportunities, and challenges
- Document architecture and processes, and uplevel them across the company
- Represent the company at conferences and other events, helping us to build brand awareness and attract talent
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401K with Company Match
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
