SENIOR FULL STACK ENGINEER

Think of your favorite book from childhood. Got it? Great. Now, that warm, joyful feeling you have right now—that’s what we do. Literati is a modern children’s book company focused on helping kids fall in love with reading at every age and stage. We make it easy to find great books through our school book fairs, school store fundraising platform, and book clubs using a unique mix of expert curation and data science. We’re on a mission to help parents ignite a love of learning and a love of life.

REQUIREMENTS

• 4+ years of experience defining and leading web application server architecture initiatives
• 3+ years of experience building web applications using React
• Expertise in API and Data Model design
• Proficiency with Front End technologies, including CSS and JavaScript frameworks
• Proficiency with Python
• Strong communication skills to convey architectural perspectives and monitor implementations
• Experience developing tests that ensure performance, quality, and scalability
• Proven success delivering in an agile environment
• Proficiency with tools such as Git, Shortcut/Jira, etc.
• Demonstrated leadership in engineering environments through operational excellence, best practices, and mentoring junior developers

ROLE OVERVIEW

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will support our consumer-facing systems for the school store, kids club products, and new school fundraising initiatives. In particular we are looking for someone who is a strong front end developer who is also able to make contributions with Python as needed. You will play a crucial role in designing and building engaging user experiences to drive customer growth and retention. You’ll be an essential part of the team working to improve children’s literacy across the United States. As part of a small team, you’ll have many opportunities for personal and career growth while collaborating with industry experts in machine learning and personalization. The salary band for this role is $140,000 - $150,000, depending on experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the full software development lifecycle from concept to deployment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to plan, design, and deliver robust and scalable solutions.
• Mentor and elevate the team’s technical skills by conducting thorough and constructive code reviews, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to established best practices.
• Champion code quality and reliability by implementing comprehensive testing strategies, including automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and ensuring proper QA coverage.
• Drive technical excellence by leading initiatives to enhance software development processes. This includes improving system monitoring, logging, and proactively managing technical debt to ensure long-term health and stability of our codebases.