What You'll Do
We are looking for a
Software Engineer
to help us build and evolve our distributed and scalable products.
You will be reporting to Sr.
Manager, Software Engineering.
Primary responsibilities:
Work with Scrum team members to design and test cloud-based software applications.
Participate as a scrum member, estimating and evaluating existing stories, and writing new stories.
Be an important participant in creating a Quality First, Zero Defects culture.
Promote Shift Left approach.
Develop and deliver enhancements to the existing codebase by creating well-documented, modular, and testable code.
Review design specifications and create a technical design document.
Perform code review with peers.
Define scopes of work across multiple components and technologies.
Work on strategic programmes often spanning more than 1 quarter of development effort.
Lead efforts to sub-divide vague requirements into applicable scopes of work for yourself and others for single and multi-component systems/changes.
What You'll Need To Be Successful
Must Haves:
Four years bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or equivalent.
Minimum of 4+ years
of experience in a software development role
Experience in one of the front-end development frameworks e.g.
ReactJS, Angular, Ember.
Experience in Node.js
Exposure to Cloud technologies
Basic knowledge to build CI/CD pipeline
Other characteristics:
Experience with data structures and algorithms.
Knowledge of architectural styles and design patterns to provide solutions with simplistic design.
Experience in any relational database management system, e.g.
SQL, PostgreSQL.
Experience building scalable and low latency address look up systems.
How We'll Take Care Of You
Total Rewards
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture.
What You Need To Know About Avalara
We're Avalara.
We're defining the relationship between tax and tech.
We've already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.
Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there's nearly 5,000 of us now.
We're bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear.
It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset.
It shows off the culture we've designed, that empowers our people to win.
Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here.
We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.
We're An Equal Opportunity Employer
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don't want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.
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