The Staff Software Engineer should be an expert full-stack developer and will be the tech lead of a small team. They develop specifications for moderately complex software programming applications and modify/maintain the existing software. This position participates in design and coding activities with other staff members. The Staff Software Engineer will work closely with management and other leads to design and implement new systems, maintain operations of the production systems and to coordinate work across all the initiatives of the Engineering team. They will operate in a distributed architecture, building the infrastructure to manage Big Data and solve complex algorithmic problems.

What you'll do:

Collaborating with the team's product manager to break down product requirements into simple yet detailed tickets
Making architecture diagrams
Ready releases for your team
Guide and mentor other team members
Architects and develops highly scalable web applications
Builds RESTful APIs
Builds tools, services, and automation to extend the platform capabilities
Runs critical operational portions of our ingestion, analytics, and storage infrastructure
Evaluates and improves the performance, durability, and security of applications in production
Assists with server-side code and database architecture on the back-end in NodeJS
Assists with client-side code on the front-end in React
Work with management to ensure quality in solutions and in software design
Participate in development lifecycle activities like design, coding, testing and production release
Write reusable, testable, and efficient code
Deliver code in an agile team environment
Research and train on technologies you think may be appropriate for current or future projects

What you'll bring:

7+ years of experience as a software engineer (10+ preferred)
3+ years of experience with NodeJS
3+ years of experience with React
1+ years experience in NestJS (desired)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field
Strong skills needed in: Javascript, ES6, NodeJS, TypeORM, PostgreSQL, Git, and REST principles
Knowledge in Jest and Redis
Proficiency in object-oriented programming
Good understanding of algorithms, network protocols, and web services
Experience with one of the major cloud hosting systems (AWS, Heroku, GCP, Azure)
Nice to have: NestJS, Terraform, ElasticSearch, MySQL, and Snowflake
Previous experience in leading a group of engineers on various projects
Self-directed, independent, and has experience owning complete features/products
Experience developing real-world web applications
Outstanding ability to negotiate difficult tradeoffs (e.g., quality vs. speed, collaboration vs. get-it-done)
Agile development experience
Previous startup or scaling experience is a plus
Self-motivated and adaptable to changing technologies and requirements
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication ability - we want to know your thoughts and input!

Benefits:

Health & Wellness: 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision - employee and dependents
Learning & Development: $500 annually towards professional development opportunities + $250 annually towards personal development opportunities
Unlimited PTO: Unlimited vacation policy for strong, fully charged batteries
16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: An inclusive policy to ensure you have time with your newborn or newly adopted child
Work Remotely: Flexible hours and work from home (especially these days!) + $500 annually to cover necessary business related items for your home office
Charitable Contribution Match
401K: Reach your financial goals while reducing your taxes
HSA, FSA, & DCFSA: Pre-tax savings plans for healthcare and dependent care

Drata is on a mission to help build trust across the internet.

Drata is a security and compliance automation platform that continuously monitors and collects evidence of a company's security controls, while streamlining compliance workflows end-to-end to ensure audit readiness.

We all recognize the importance of earning and keeping the trust of our customers when it comes to protecting their data. We've felt firsthand how burdensome achieving and maintaining a strong security and compliance posture can be at a fast-growing company. It's a manual, redundant, error-prone, and unscalable process - and it only grows more complex and expensive over time.

Our team of SaaS, security, compliance, and audit experts have built a better way - with automation.

Employment at Drata is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, veteran status, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.

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