Senior Software Engineer-II

SurveyMonkey • Portland, OR

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re seeking a full-stack developer to join a dedicated engineering team in Portland supporting SurveyMonkey’s customer-facing teams. Our team works on a range of frontend and backend projects for both internal and external customers. Our charter includes developing outstanding Help Centers to scale our customer support, admin tools to drive internal efficiency, and a focus on product abuse to create a safer customer experience, as well as projects to support major company priorities.
We’re looking for engineers who don’t just love solving challenging technical problems, but care about whom we’re solving these problems for. You’ll work alongside engineers and product managers, iterating quickly to ensure we build the best solutions for our users. Our engineers contribute to the full application stack, from data and schema storage to interactive JavaScript, and everything in between.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in web application development
• Design and implement a web application from the ground up
• Write complete, testable code with meaningful unit test coverage
• Write tech specs clearly explaining planned work
• Give and receive constructive feedback from peers and managers
• Architect new full-stack features, including DB schemas, back-end models, API endpoints, and front-end implementation
• Debug production software using application and server logs and monitoring tools.
• Strong backend skills, particularly in Python, and comfort working across the stack
• Proficient with React, TypeScript, and modern front-end tooling
• Comfortable integrating with internal APIs using REST and GraphQL
• Demonstrate proficiency with AWS, monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk, New Relic) and distributed queues (e.g. Kafka)

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a mission-critical web application, built primarily in Python and React
• Own the development of new features, including crafting technical specs, writing readable and extensible code, and keeping tabs on post-release metrics
• Actively contribute new ideas to a team that is committed to continuous improvement
• Collaborate with and mentor other engineers on best practices
• Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to ensure we are building the best solutions
• Work in an Agile environment with frequent feedback and deployments

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• flexible spending & health savings account
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• employee assistance program
• other company benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed