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Software Engineer or Senior Software Engineer (Remote - US)

PDQ, founded in Salt Lake City, UT, makes device management simple, secure, and Pretty Damn Quick. IT teams use our products to reduce complexity, improve efficiency, and enhance control in their unique environments. We are backed by TA Associates, a top-tier global PE fund. SimpleMDM and SmartDeploy are powered by PDQ.

As an experienced Software Engineer, you will be critical to the development of Connect, a brand new agent based, cloud hosted product by PDQ. You will have a variety of responsibilities as a member of the engineering team, such as adding new functionality, enhancing scalability, eliminating bugs, maintaining our code, and improving as an engineer. You will be involved in all aspects of the product lifecycle in growing and improving Connect, including feature development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and support.

Technologies we currently use: Elixir, Phoenix Framework, Rust, TypeScript, Postgres, Kubernetes, GCP, Git.

How you might spend your day:

Design and build complex workflows into elegantly simple and reliable backend systems
Work within CI/CD delivering code as a team daily
Collaborate with teams to deliver on project priorities
Work with customers and team members on technical issues including software outages, security risks, maintenance, deployment, customer support tickets
Conduct research and prototype efforts with autonomy
Exchange constructive, respectful and frank code reviews with your peers
Collaborates with UX designers to improve the fit-for-purpose of products

Who you are:

Ownership: You take responsibility for projects, drive results, and deliver on commitments
Honesty: You demonstrate integrity, transparency, and ethical behavior in all interactions
Collaboration: You work effectively with cross-functional teams and foster a culture of teamwork
Improvement: You continuously seek opportunities for growth, innovation, and personal development
Passionate about delivering business value by applying your engineering skills
Experience building clean and simple solutions for backend systems at scale
Possess strong analytic, technical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate effectively through written or verbal medium
Strong experience with SQL, data, and managing database migrations
Knowledge of Git version control and branching strategies
Defensive security strategies for both client and server-side web systems
Strong ability to create lightweight proposals, diagrams, specifications, and other analyses from user requirements
Excellent debugging skills and pragmatic design experience
Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
Ability to read code and quickly make sense of an unfamiliar codebase
Ability to understand a problem space and make code changes safely

We're looking for candidates with:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related degree, or equivalent experience
Strong experience designing resilient backend web systems
4+ years of experience working on a variety of professional software development projects
Agile development experience
Experience engaging with open source projects and communities

Do you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily meet all the requirements? Apply anyway - you could be exactly who we are looking for!

PDQ offers all of the great perks and benefits you'd expect from working at a very cool tech company, and even some you might not expect, including:

4-Day Work Week

Managers who champion professional development and are technically experienced (the best kind of experience)

100% Premium Coverage for medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents

100% Premium Coverage for Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance

Company match of the first 6% of your team member deferrals

Flexible Paid Time Off Policy that treats you like the adult that you are

Health Savings Account (HSA) and wellness incentives

Quarterly Company Values Award (team member nominated)

PDQ is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. If you would like to request reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact hr@pdq.com.

Currently, PDQ team members who are candidates for fully remote positions can live in any of the following US states: AR, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.

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