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Collective

Staff Backend Engineer

Collective, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


About the role:

Nearly 20,000 amazing Founders have applied for membership since we first launched and our revenue has grown 8x. Most importantly, we have saved our average member over $16,000 annually in taxes.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and talented Senior Full Stack Developer to join our passionate and dedicated team.

️ Responsibilities:

Partner with our Product, Design, and QA teams to build a new customer interface.

Help drive our product roadmap by synthesizing user feedback and data into requirements that inform new features and product development.

Contribute to the development of our backend web application by implementing APIs that will enable third-party integration across partner platforms.

Provide enhancements that will increase load speed, reduce application errors, and improve functionality.

Collaborate with our leadership team to provide recommendations to infrastructure and technology that will enable scalability.

Partner with our Operations team to collect user feedback and synthesize it into requirements for feature upgrades.

Spearhead unit testing and develop documentation that will help us deploy “bug-free” releases.

Advocate for continuous improvement by championing best practices related to code reviews, sprint planning, and the overall development process.

What we want you to bring:

Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals.

Strong Python experience, preferably Django.

Moderate experience with React.

Strong appreciation for test-driven development and agile methodology.

High degree of resourcefulness and proactivity to problem-solving.

Comfort with ambiguity, prior startup experience is a huge plus.

RESTful API development and implementation.

AWS or Heroku management.

Experience in security implementation is not required, but a plus.

Understanding of automation between the software systems.

Our stack

Django + Django Rest Framework

React + MobX

Celery + Redis

PostgreSQL

Heroku

Why work with us:

Collective is the first online back office platform designed for Businesses-of-One.

Tax is a very challenging space and you will grow fast.

We were backed by top tier VCs.

We promote open and transparent culture within the company.

We’re fast-paced and you learn every day.

What we offer in return

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

A diverse and collaborative team culture

Stock options package

14 company holidays + unlimited PTO

401K

Employer paid Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

100% coverage for employees

75% coverage for dependents

PC or Mac laptop + $750 Home office stipend

Generous paid parental leave

Fertility benefits, up to $8k

Team events and virtual gatherings

$600 wellness bonus

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