Software Engineer

at  SuperAwesome

SuperAwesome powers the youth digital ecosystem, bringing together proprietary ad and gaming products, audience insights and compliance capabilities to build a safer internet for the next generation.We lead the market at the intersection of technology, law, media and policy, so working with us gives you a chance to shape the internet of the future.
Our award-winning technology, trusted by hundreds of brands and creators, enables safer and more effective digital engagement with almost half a billion young people worldwide every month.As specialists in the under-18 audience, we have to be as curious, fast-paced and creative as kids and teens.
At SuperAwesome, you’ll be encouraged to own your impact, make each other more awesome and evolve like a kid.At our core is the #SAFam, a community where every voice is valued, and diversity is celebrated. We prioritize individuality, fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they truly belong.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Software Engineer at SuperAwesome you will develop one of our existing products as part of a highly skilled and mission driven team committed to keeping a very high quality bar, evolving the system while keeping it simple, and focusing on having the highest impact on the end product.
Work closely with the Tech Lead and the other engineers in your team to define the appropriate technical approach, success metrics, and delivery timelines.
Have your say in the product roadmap and help the team and the Product Manager to make the most informed decisions to break down complex tech deliverables into simple and understandable user stories.
Quality is key for us - you will ensure all product components are built to an appropriate level of quality for the stage (alpha/beta/production). Deliver products using the appropriate level of testing and monitoring, fail fast, and learn and iterate frequently.
Champion continuous improvement and always aim to improve the product your team owns and measure your impact with the appropriate tech, product, or delivery metrics.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL

• Join a team committed to high-speed iterations, high code quality, and continuous improvement via agile processes
• While most of the work is on the back-end of our systems, you’ll work across the full application stack depending on where you can drive the highest impact
• Work with your team to design and implement features and services for the product your team owns, and keep the design choices well documented and explained
• Drive quality and reliability from the get go, lowering the complexity of the system
• Master the domains you’ll be working on, and will break complex goals down to simple and easy-to-maintain deliverables
• Ensure long-term quality, scalability and maintainability of our systems
• Champion the devops culture, treat operations with a mission critical mindset, and support the live system in production, including participation in our out-of-hours on-call rota
  Our stack is entirely cloud native, and it includes technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka, Node.js and Typescript.