Software Engineer
Our engineering team is small, remote and responsible for supporting the code they write (talking to customers). There is no dedicated QA team.Experience with our technology stack isn't required. We evaluate primarily on your ability to solve hard problems, and secondarily on alignment with our values. Due to our needs, Help Scout is not the right fit for entry-level or junior engineersPlease apply if you are highly skilled with Javascript, PHP or Java. We'll find challenging projects for you to own based on the skills and expertise you bring to the team.Tools We Use#URL_b7bad8ac916069eadd573f035544c52dc3519a0ba054fb7ab1ff9ba3e1525399# and MarionettePHP (Doctrine ORM + our own object-oriented framework)Java (Play)SolrRabbitMQMySQLMongoDBGitAWSAbout the RoleWe build an email client that 100+ people in the same company can all be using simultaneously, which is challenging on a number of levels. Whether you are best with javascript, server-side code, data storage or DevOps, there are projects on the roadmap you can help with. We're happy to get more specific during the interview process.You'll be working autonomously for the most part. Aside from a couple of weekly check-ins or project updates, you'll be able to work interruption-free. 90% of our communication happens in Hipchat.Everything is secondary to the customer experience. We expect you to have a keen sense of how your code will impact the customer experience in terms of performance, security and the user interface.Work from our Boston office or remotely, provided you have 4+ hours of overlap time with the other engineers. Half of our team works remotely today.You'll be working with product people. The founders are technical and committed to creating a magical experience for customers. You'll deploy work that moves the needle for businesses around the world.
Title: Software Engineer
Salary: None
Description: Our engineering team is small, remote and responsible for supporting the code they write (talking to customers). There is no dedicated QA team.Experience with our technology stack isn't required. We evaluate primarily on your ability to solve hard problems, and secondarily on alignment with our values. Due to our needs, Help Scout is not the right fit for entry-level or junior engineersPlease apply if you are highly skilled with Javascript, PHP or Java. We'll find challenging projects for you to own based on the skills and expertise you bring to the team.Tools We Use#URL_b7bad8ac916069eadd573f035544c52dc3519a0ba054fb7ab1ff9ba3e1525399# and MarionettePHP (Doctrine ORM + our own object-oriented framework)Java (Play)SolrRabbitMQMySQLMongoDBGitAWSAbout the RoleWe build an email client that 100+ people in the same company can all be using simultaneously, which is challenging on a number of levels. Whether you are best with javascript, server-side code, data storage or DevOps, there are projects on the roadmap you can help with. We're happy to get more specific during the interview process.You'll be working autonomously for the most part. Aside from a couple of weekly check-ins or project updates, you'll be able to work interruption-free. 90% of our communication happens in Hipchat.Everything is secondary to the customer experience. We expect you to have a keen sense of how your code will impact the customer experience in terms of performance, security and the user interface.Work from our Boston office or remotely, provided you have 4+ hours of overlap time with the other engineers. Half of our team works remotely today.You'll be working with product people. The founders are technical and committed to creating a magical experience for customers. You'll deploy work that moves the needle for businesses around the world.
Requirements: Not Applicable experience, Unspecified education
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