Senior Software Engineer (Level 2)

Lyssna is a remote all-in-one research platform focused on improving user experiences. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the development and delivery of core products, working collaboratively within a cross-functional product team to build, review, and ship new features.

Responsibilities:

• Shipped several updates to production as planned at the beginning of the sprint
• Paired with Odin (senior software engineer) on the data modelling for the new feature
• Reviewed a merge request from Irene (senior software engineer) and provided your feedback
• Done a design review with Sam (senior product designer) to get her input on some UI you've built, and made some adjustments for polish while on the call
• Attended the engineering team meeting and discussed how we can improve our technical practices
• Recorded a demo of your work to share with the broader team in Slack
• Investigated a security issue that was reported to our responsible disclosure program
• Had a retro with your product squad, discussed an issue that slowed us down, and made a plan of action together to change something this to address it

Requirements:

• Minimum experience: Experienced
• Capable across back-end (Ruby/Rails/Postgres) and front-end (React/Typescript), or specialize in one area and are excited to learn and contribute in the other
• Excited about working in a cross-functional product team to collaboratively deliver new features
• Ability to move quickly and deliver iteratively — build/measure/learn
• Passionate about solving user problems and building a great product that's easy to use
• Enjoy new challenges and excited to lead projects and initiatives
• Curious, creative thinker who loves synthesising ideas and discovering new possibilities
• Ability to work AEST hours if located in Australia or NZST hours if located in New Zealand