Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Are you passionate about products that help people improve their lives? Do you enjoy collaborating with a team of engineers, designers, and product managers to create innovative digital experiences? If so, we’d like to talk with you!

At Aduro, we focus on unlocking the potential in all of us through expert coaching, interactive content, meaningful incentives and personalized insights in a fun, inspiring way. When employers use Aduro in their workplace, we can ignite cultures, create inclusivity, and build social connections that promote growth and flourishing.

We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to support on-going development of our backend infrastructure, contribute technical expertise to our product decisions, and create a vision for where our systems should go next. You’re a great fit for this role if you enjoy working independently and learning as you go. You aren’t afraid to break a few eggs, but think carefully before leaping. You know when it’s time for a duct-tape solution, when it’s time to do it right, and you can articulate the difference to your stakeholders.

You will get to

• Design, architect, and improve applications that power the Aduro experience
• Own major pieces of the backend architecture for a new, yet-to-be-released product
• Collaborate regularly with Product Managers and Designers to refine the user experience as well as technical requirements

Desired Skills + Experience

• A self-starter with 5+ years of engineering experience
• Have designed and maintained B2B or B2C applications at scale
• Experience database design and development (MySQL)
• Expertise building Node and PHP applications, including API design
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work at all levels of a growing organization
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure platforms like AWS or Azure
• Familiarity with multiple levels of the technology stack from the user experience to infrastructure
• Ability to dream big and describe technical ideas to non-engineers
• Experience with CI/CD build automation

Nice to haves

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent
• Working knowledge of container platforms such as Docker
• Experience collaborating with offshore engineering teams
• Have worked with scrum teams using Jira project management

Benefits.  Aduro offers great medical, dental, and vision insurance, and because we believe that work/life balance is important, we instituted a flexible vacation policy for full time team members. 

Location. Our beautiful office is situated in the heart of Redmond’s vibrant downtown retail district. Within blocks, you can grab coffee or pop into one of many restaurants around the corner. Our office was custom designed with an outdoor patio that gets plenty of use in the warmer months.

Community.  The tight-knit Aduro team can often be found together, whether at team meetings, workspace, or community table hangouts. We sit in an open office configuration, so be ready to converse and let ideas percolate. We also encourage employees to bring their dogs to the office if they choose, which many employees take advantage of.  

Food + Beverage.  We keep our kitchen stocked with delicious, healthy food and beverages to keep snack attacks and coffee cravings at bay. And when the afternoon calls for it, beer and other beverages are available for all.

Aduro is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a necessary element to our success as a business. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.