Braven is hiring a Software Engineer to focus on the user experience to have a real impact on students’ lives, ensuring students using the platform feel empowered, connected, and engaged. The company needs to balance agility in developing new features with discipline to ensure software engineering best practices are utilized during an exciting growth phase.
Requirements
- Proficient in full-stack development, with experience in Ruby on Rails and React, and expertise in backend, frontend, and database design, using BigQuery, PostgreSQL, and Git.
Responsibilities
- Work primarily in Ruby on Rails or Python, showcasing proficiency and contributing to high-quality, maintainable applications.
- Take ownership of well-defined tasks and deliver reliable, impactful solutions.
- Apply software engineering best practices to improve processes, systems, and code robustness.
- Keep end-users at the forefront of your work, prioritizing solutions that have a meaningful impact and enhance students’ experiences.
- Solve technical challenges with creativity and a focus on enhancing team capabilities.
- Provide constructive feedback on code and architecture proposals to promote team excellence.
- Create and maintain clear documentation for architectures, design decisions, and team protocols.
Other
- Ability to work in-person in Chicago (IL) 3 days per week
- Travel 2-3 times per year
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
- Braven doesn’t offer employment visa sponsorship
- Strong organizational and task management skills, with the ability to prioritize work, ensure attention to detail, and make sound technical decisions independently.
