Software Engineer III

Compensation

$160k - $200k | 0.03% - 0.08%

Empower is seeking senior engineers with 7+ years of development experience to join our growing team.

Candidates must have a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science (or related field), an exceptional work ethic, excellent communication skills, and a desire to be part of a team disrupting the status quo.

Working at Empower is demanding, and being successful on our team requires that you really love what you do. Working at a startup, particularly one making as big and quick an impact as we are making, is not for everyone. But if you love building amazing software, want to work with a phenomenal team, have the confidence to be a part of a company disrupting one of the largest brands in the world, are looking to be challenged, and want your contributions to make a demonstrable impact on others' lives, then we'd love to chat.

What technologies you will be using at Empower

• C#, ASP.NET Core 8, SQL, Azure, CosmosDB, Redis

• Vue.js, TypeScript/JavaScript

What you will do at Empower

• 80% - Design, develop, and maintain new features in close collaboration with the Director of Engineering and other engineers

• 20% - Create reports, analyze data, and suggest improvements for business and technical needs

• Complete tasks under tight deadlines

• Lead less experienced developers

• Help improve the platform in performance, reliability, and maintainability

• In rare occasions, handle emergency situations during off-hours

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of development experience

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science (or relevant field)

• Proficiency with one of C#, Java, Javascript, Python, etc…

• Proficiency with a NoSQL or SQL database

• Experience building and consuming REST or RESTful APIs

• Experience with Azure, AWS or GCP

• Track record developing highly scalable, secure, production-grade backend services

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly proficient with either CosmosDB, SQL, or PostgreSQL

• Highly Proficient with C# and/or Asp.NET Core

• Experience developing geolocation based applications and services

• Experience with Azure AD / Entra ID

• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript

• Experience with Vue 2 / 3

• Experience with Microsoft Orleans

• Experience with Kubernetes

• Experience with PostGIS

• Experience working on a DevOps team, using Git, or building automation for CI/CD

• Experience with distributed and structured logging

• Experience at a rideshare or on-demand delivery service or building two-sided online marketplace apps

• Experience leading a small team of engineers

At this time, we are not accepting submissions from external recruiters.