Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer at SELECT, your main responsibilities will involve defining key problems to solve based on customer feedback, engaging with users to ensure your solutions meet their needs, and owning your features from initial concept through to implementation and testing. You'll also focus on developing innovative features such as cost management tools, improving the UI experience, and building data pipelines to enhance user insights. Your role will be integral in shaping our product to provide maximum value.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer role at SELECT, candidates must have senior-level expertise in at least two areas among frontend feature development, backend feature development, cloud data warehouses, or building SaaS products focused on data solutions. Additional qualifications include experience in the problems we tackle, familiarity with our technology stack, and a background in early-stage startup environments would be considered a plus.

At SELECT, the Senior Software Engineer works with a modern technology stack designed for efficiency and scalability. This includes frontend technologies like TypeScript, React.js, and Next.js, alongside backend frameworks such as Python and FastAPI. Additionally, you'll engage with PostgreSQL, Snowflake for data warehousing, and cloud tools like Terraform and Google Cloud Platform. This diverse stack provides a robust foundation for innovative solutions in cost management.

The work culture at SELECT is collaborative and focused on product engineering rather than pure software engineering. We prioritize communication and teamwork through daily standups and paired coding sessions. We're fully remote, promoting a balance between work and personal life, ensuring your evenings and weekends are yours. We also value continuous learning and encourage our engineers to deeply engage with the product to understand customer challenges.

Success for a Senior Software Engineer at SELECT is all about understanding our product deeply and ensuring excellent execution from conception to delivery. It involves active collaboration with customers and the team, maintaining high standards of quality while working efficiently to deliver impactful features. Engaging actively in the feedback loop, and consistently communicating progress is crucial to drive the right outcomes in alignment with our customers' needs.

In your response, highlight your specific experiences with technologies relevant to SELECT's stack such as React.js or FastAPI. Discuss particular projects where you contributed significantly, focus on the problems you solved, the challenges you faced, and how you overcame them.

Share your workflow for prioritization, perhaps using methods like Agile or Kanban. Explain how you assess urgency versus impact, and how you adapt to changing requirements, giving examples from your past experiences.

Express your understanding of cloud data management, especially around cost management issues that businesses face. Share insights from your relevant experience or your studies, and demonstrate your keen interest in this field by mentioning latest trends.

Discuss your practices for maintaining code quality such as code reviews, unit testing, and following best practices. Provide examples of when this approach saved time later on or caught significant issues early.

Relate a specific technical challenge you encountered, elaborate on the complexity, what steps you took to analyze the issue, and the solution you implemented. Highlight teamwork if applicable.

Discuss your past roles where you worked on SaaS products, focusing on the lifecycle from conception to deployment. Mention specific technologies or processes you used and the impact your work had on user satisfaction.

Describe your methods for client interaction, such as surveys, interviews, or usability testing. Emphasize the importance of iterative feedback in product development and share a specific experience where customer input influenced a project.

Mention specific tools and platforms you utilize, like Git for version control and tools like Jira or Trello for project management. Explain your workflow and how these tools facilitate collaboration and project tracking.

Share your methods for continuous learning, whether through online courses, attending tech webinars, or following industry leaders on social media. Discuss recent trends you've explored and how you might apply them at SELECT.

Reflect on SELECT's mission to innovate cloud management and how your personal and professional values align with that mission. Speak about your enthusiasm for working in a remote environment and how you see yourself contributing to the team’s goals.