Senior Software Engineer
Who we are
HopSkipDrive’s mission is to create opportunity for all through mobility.
Our safe, innovative youth transportation solution is used by schools, government agencies and busy families to get kids where they need to go.
We’re a company with heart
Our partnerships with agencies, nonprofits and schools ensure educational access for some of our most vulnerable populations, including youth in foster care, youth experiencing homelessness, and youth with special needs.
We understand that transportation can mean the difference between struggle and success, and our solution helps kids reach their full potential by arranging safe, dependable transportation.
We’re an awesome place to work
Our company culture has been well-recognized — HopSkipDrive has been named to Best Places to Work lists from Built in LA, Comparably, Inc. and the Los Angeles Business Journal. Comparably also named us to the Best Company for Professional Development, Best CEO and Best CEOs for Women lists.
We’re growing rapidly
Founded by three moms as a technology solution to their own transportation challenges, we’ve grown from serving the L.A. market to serving eight states and 15 markets across the country. We continue to expand at a rapid pace, making the Inc. 5000 and Deloitte Fast-Growing Technology lists.
Backed by top-tier venture capital firms, HopSkipDrive has raised $45M in funding to date and shares investors with well-known brands like Airbnb, Pinterest and Ring.
Who you are
You are looking for a challenging and rewarding experience. You are inspired by our vision and the opportunity to define a new category in an incredibly fast-growing market. You are excited to learn, grow and collaborate so we can achieve our mission of creating opportunity for all through mobility.
At HopSkipDrive, we know that challenges require different approaches, unique perspectives and new ways of thinking. We are building a team of creative problem-solvers from many different backgrounds.
You write well tested, clean code, and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. You are up for the challenge of working on the full stack, from building a scalable Rails API in collaboration with mobile engineers to crafting a React web app to enable schools to manage their transportation.
You are an excellent communicator who enjoys collaborating with others and mentoring other engineers. Above all, you want to build something that fundamentally changes the lives of families for the better.
What we’re looking for
Your Primary Responsibilities
- Own the full cycle of software development, from the moment a new product idea arrives on the roadmap to writing code and tests to release (and hotfix if necessary)
- Focus on test-driven, scalable, high-performance development
- Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback
- Think about ways to improve the product to serve the company's mission of making families' lives better
- Work with mobile engineers on the complex dynamics of a multi-sided marketplace
- Continuously improve the scalability of our API
- Upgrade component of our stack as necessary (ruby, gems, postgres, etc)
- Keep up to date with the state-of-the-art of backend engineering
Qualifications
- B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 5+ years of professional software engineering
- 3+ years with Ruby on Rails or Python/Django
- 3+ years with PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Lead multiple projects that shipped successfully, with high-quality production code
- Experience diagnosing production performance issues and optimizing slow SQL queries
- Demonstrated ability to think of elegant, simple solutions to complex problems
- Experience working with product managers, designers, and mobile engineers
- Comfortable writing unit and integration tests
Nice to have
- Experience with React or other modern frontend frameworks
- Experience with the Go programming language
- Experience with devops (Google Cloud preferred)
- Experience with Twilio, SMS, and push notifications
- Able to use New Relic performance data to optimize slow endpoints
What you will get
We want you to be an owner in our company and share in executing our vision, so every full-time employee has equity. In addition, we offer competitive market compensation, BYOD technology reimbursement, unlimited vacation, FSA, medical, dental and vision, 401(k), and an opportunity to work for a uniquely positioned, VC-backed company in a hugely attractive space with significant upside potential. HopSkipDrive is also proud to operate as a drug-free workplace.
Equal Opportunity Employer
HopSkipDrive is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected class.