Senior Full Stack Engineer - job 1 of 2

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer at MNTN, your primary responsibilities include designing and constructing a cutting-edge video creative platform tailored to diverse brand messaging. You will also leverage AI models to enhance our offerings, develop user interfaces using various frameworks, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor fellow engineers, and optimize existing services. This role requires a strong focus on coding best practices while ensuring code maintainability and performance.

To qualify for the Senior Full Stack Engineer position at MNTN, candidates should have at least 5 years of experience with Javascript/Typescript, React, and NodeJS, alongside 3 years in HTML/CSS. Practical experience with Generative AI models in production applications and familiarity with SQL (PostgreSQL), cloud infrastructure, and containerization are also essential. Proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and effective communication skills are crucial for success in this role.

A Senior Full Stack Engineer at MNTN should be proficient in Javascript and Typescript, as well as frameworks like React and NodeJS. Additional expertise in HTML/CSS is necessary for creating effective layouts and ensuring cross-browser compatibility. Understanding SQL, particularly PostgreSQL, is also a key requirement for this role.

At MNTN, the work culture is defined by a commitment to its people and shared values such as trust, quality, and leadership. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you'll be part of a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and personal growth. With the flexibility of remote work, a supportive team, and a focus on work-life balance, MNTN fosters a culture where every employee can thrive and contribute meaningfully.

MNTN offers a range of career growth opportunities for a Senior Full Stack Engineer, including mentorship roles, the chance to lead significant projects, and the ability to shape architectural decisions. Employees are encouraged to refine their skills with access to coaching and professional development resources, allowing for continuous learning and advancement in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

When discussing a complex problem, focus on your problem-solving approach, detailing the challenge, your analytical process, the technologies you used, and the final outcome. Emphasize collaboration with team members or stakeholders, showcasing both your technical and interpersonal skills.

To ensure the quality of code, discuss your strategies for writing clean and maintainable code, using automated testing frameworks, conducting code reviews, and following best practices in version control. Highlight specific tools you use to maintain code quality and how you incorporate feedback into your development process.

When answering, share your preferred frameworks, such as React or Angular, and explain why you favor them. Discuss performance, community support, or ease of integration with other tools as reasons for your selections. Also, mention any experiences you have that highlight the framework's benefits.

Discuss specific instances where you integrated AI models into your projects. Explain the type of models you utilized, the challenges faced, and how they enhanced the functionality or performance of your applications, demonstrating both technical proficiency and strategic thinking.

Explain your experience with SQL, touching on your familiarity with PostgreSQL and tasks like database design, writing queries, and performing data manipulation. Share examples of projects where SQL played a crucial role in achieving successful outcomes.

Detail your experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment processes, including tools you've used and how they have improved the development workflow. Provide specific examples where CI/CD practices helped you and your team achieve faster releases and improved quality.

To approach performance optimization, discuss various strategies such as lazy loading, code splitting, optimizing images, and using caching mechanisms. Provide examples of how you’ve employed these strategies in past projects to improve load times and overall performance.

Share your techniques for breaking down complex technical concepts into understandable terms for non-technical stakeholders. Discuss your experience in using visual aids, analogies, and regular check-ins, emphasizing how clear communication contributes to project success.

Discuss your passion for continuous learning through reading industry blogs, attending workshops, participating in coding challenges, or contributing to open-source projects. Express how staying updated on trends benefits not only your professional growth but also the projects you work on.

Provide a specific example of mentoring, detailing how you guided a junior engineer in developing their skills. Focus on the approaches you took to foster growth, the outcomes for the mentee, and the impact on your team, emphasizing your leadership qualities.