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SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER II

Etsy • New York, NY 11201 • Posted 3 days ago

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Hybrid • Full-time • $178,000-$208,000/yr • Senior Level

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Etsy is seeking an experienced frontend and full stack engineer to join the Collecting web team, focusing on enhancing the core buyer experience. This role involves building and maintaining product features, architecture, documentation, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have a passion for writing high-quality code and helping others work more effectively. This position requires in-office attendance in Brooklyn or the San Francisco Bay Area, depending on proximity to the office.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of highly maintainable and scalable systems
  • Collaborate with teammates to independently tackle well-scoped problems
  • Regularly deliver work to end users and be a primary contributor to team’s goals
  • Contribute to and lead projects that enhance the information architecture of the favoriting landing screen and aid in building new features
  • Create and update reusable components used by product teams across Etsy
  • Provide daily support for peers across Etsy, including writing documentation, reviewing pull requests, and answering Slack questions
  • Identify and propose tracks of work that reduce tech debt and move our product forward
  • Serve as an advocate for engineering best practices and contribute to the engineering vision
  • Be a mentor and guide to fellow engineers

Qualifications

Required

  • Expertise building customer-facing web applications
  • Proficiency in back-end technologies (PHP, MySQL, Memcache) and front-end frameworks (TypeScript, React, SCSS)
  • Ability to thrive in a customer and product-focused environment
  • Successful track record of scoping, roadmapping, and leading projects to completion
  • Passion for mentoring and coaching other engineers

About Etsy

Etsy operates in the e-commerce industry, providing a global marketplace for unique and creative goods. It offers a platform for artists and small businesses to sell their handcrafted items, ranging from jewelry to home decor, fostering human connection and supporting maker communities.

Full Job Description

Company DescriptionEtsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.Salary Range:$178,000.00 - $208,000.00🔒[Company Description Section]🔒Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.[Job Description Section]What’s the role?We are looking for an experienced frontend leaning, full stack engineer to join our established yet evolving Collecting web team.As a senior software engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining product features for enhancing the core buyer experience at Etsy, architecture, documentation and mentoring engineers. Do you find joy in writing high-quality code and helping other engineers learn and work more effectively? If so, this could be the perfect match.This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, Core Buyer Collecting. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. Eng/Prod: For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub, or in the San Francisco Bay Area, may be the first to be considered. For candidates within commutable distance, Etsy requires in-office attendance once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.Corp: This role requires your presence in Etsy’s Brooklyn Office once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub may be the first to be considered. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.What’s this team like at Etsy?As part of the core buyer experiences group, the collecting web team is responsible for maintaining and improving the favoriting ecosystem on Etsy.com, as well as how to help customers make purchasing decisions through the aid of collections and gift lists!We are a true product engineering team, focused on building delightful experiences for people buying on EtsyYou will work directly with Design, Product, and Engineering across product and enablement teams and collaborate with sister native app teams. Your work will have a multiplier effect, touching all of Etsy’s product teams as well as every piece of the customer journey. Collecting is a cross-functional, cross-platform initiative made up of 20+ web and native engineers who are fun, curious, collaborative and passionate leaders - if that resonates with you, please join us!What does the day-to-day look like?Be responsible for the design, development and implementation of highly maintainable and scalable systems by contributing at all levels of our web application stackCollaborate with teammates to independently tackle well-scoped problems, regularly deliver work to end users and be a primary contributor to team’s goalsContribute to and lead projects - such as enhancing the information architecture of the favoriting landing screen and make it easier to build new features through product as well as technical investmentsCreate and update reusable components that are used by product teams across all of EtsyProvide daily support for peers across Etsy (ex. Writing documentation, reviewing pull requests, answering Slack questions)Identify and propose tracks of work that reduce tech debt and move our product forwardServe as an advocate for engineering best practices and contribute to the engineering visionBe a mentor and guide to fellow engineersOf course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.[Qualification Section]Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:Desire to understand the “why” behind your team’s work, and how it benefits our customersYou have expertise building customer-facing web applications, using both back-end technologies (we use PHP, MySQL, Memcache) and front-end frameworks (TypeScript, React, SCSS)Thrive when faced with customer and product-focused challenges, using experimentation, and both quantitative and qualitative methods, to drive decision-makingStrength in frequent collaboration and communication within a cross-functional product teamSuccessful track record of scoping, roadmapping, and leading projects to completion, with a passion for mentoring and coaching other engineers in a compassionate mannerA growth mindset, with an appreciation for receiving feedback and embracing unexpected outcomes as learning opportunitiesYou have a “leave it better than you found it” mentality, and are comfortable working with and improving on code you did not originally write.🔒[Additional Information Section]🔒What's NextIf you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.Our PromiseAt Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.Additional InformationWhat's NextIf you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.Our PromiseAt Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.SummaryLocation: Brooklyn, New YorkType: Full time