Senior Software Engineer

Beautiful.ai is changing the way the world presents by building fast, foolproof tools for creating beautiful presentations. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining key features of the product, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain features across the full stack using JavaScript, Node.js, React, and MongoDB, with a focus on building scalable and high-performance solutions, as well as a delightful user experience
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate business requirements into technical solutions, balancing user needs with technical constraints
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges, ensuring that systems are efficient, reliable, and perform well at scale
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers, offering guidance and helping them grow in their technical skills while also conducting code reviews to maintain high-quality standards
• Contribute to technical decisions by advocating for best practices, ensuring alignment with long-term goals, and collaborating with team members to implement solutions that drive product success
• Contribute to platform improvements such as optimizing front-end performance and reliability, improving code quality, or enhancing the CI/CD pipeline
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents during on-call rotations, ensuring minimal downtime and fast recovery

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in Software Engineering, with a product development focus
• Strong hands-on experience with react, typescript, javascript, and full stack development is required
• Proven track record of successful delivery of product features, from technical planning to implementation to successful completion
• Solid product and analytical thinking, with the ability to work with product managers to evaluate tradeoffs, assess technical feasibility, and provide input on scope and prioritization based on complexity and effort
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• A Master's degree is a plus
• Bay Area candidates preferred, or open to occasional travel as needed