Senior Software Engineer

Role Mission

As a Senior Software Engineer at 15Five, you will work in a highly collaborative environment that prioritizes communication, trust, and delivering the highest value to our customers. You will help identify problems and opportunities that can be solved with code and work to deliver those solutions in a timely manner while also reducing risk.

Schedule / Work Location

This is a full-time, salaried exempt position. The typical work week will be Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm (flexible), working an expected 40+ hours/week. Ability to accommodate early-morning or after-hours meetings at least 4 days a week is a must due to collaboration across various time zones.

Reports To

Engineering Manager

Outcomes

• Develop high-quality software that delivers value to our customers.
• Write clean, performant, and well-documented code.
• Understand business unit personas and their needs.
• Cover code with tests where applicable.
• Actively collaborate with team members.
• Contribute to broader engineering initiatives.
• Participate in department discussions by asking good questions, sharing experience, and researching new approaches and technologies.
• Coach and mentor other engineers.

Competencies

• Ownership: Execute on defined projects to achieve team-level goals. Independently define the right solutions or use existing approaches to solve defined problems.
• Communication: Communicate in a respectful manner, assume positive intent, and own your impact on others. Write and speak clearly, respond in a timely manner, and listen to understand others.
• Code/Craft: Navigate through the codebase, effectively debug others’ code, and write efficient, easy-to-understand, and scalable code.
• Architecture: Understand the ecosystem of tools and libraries supporting your primary programming language and development environment.
• Team Development: Support the work of peers by pair programming, reviewing, and providing mentoring.

Desired Experience

• 5+ years of experience with web-based application development.
• Strong proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks, especially React.
• Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, and .Net.
• Familiarity with Python frameworks, especially Django.
• Proficiency with database technology such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.

Compensation

• $150,000 - $150,000 a year

About 15Five

15Five is the holistic performance management company. We equip HR teams with a complete platform solution to improve manager effectiveness, drive high performance and engagement, and increase retention. Our easy-to-use software, coaching, manager training, and community enable HR leaders to continuously measure engagement and performance, and empower managers to drive change.

At 15Five, we focus on building a diverse team that prioritizes inclusivity and celebrates everyone’s unique identity. We are proud of our thriving hybrid culture that supports a remote-first workplace balanced with distributed office hubs, and annual opportunities for all employees to connect in person.