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Yardstik

Senior Software Engineer

minneapolis, MN

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About this opportunity

Yardstik lists this Senior Software Engineer opportunity in minneapolis, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Ya rdstik is a start-up software company with a mission of building trust and safety into the Internet Economy. The world of background screening, certification, and training has lacked innovation and we’re here to change that for our customers. Our enterprise-class technology allows us to provide a right-fit solution for our customers realistic for any platform, in any industry. Join us in our efforts to protect organizations and their people.

We are adding a Senior Software Engineer to help build out our platform. You will collaborate with other engineers to implement new features for our internal and external APIs (Ruby on Rails, Postgres) and UI that comprise the Yardstik platform using modern cloud technologies.

This position will be part of a team focused on Yardstik's core background check business. The team's mission is to push beyond existing products and features to create a new category for Yardstik.

You are the right candidate if you are an experienced engineer with a passion for writing quality software who strives to remain up to date with the latest development practices and are ready and eager to hit the ground running in a collaborative environment.

This is a unique opportunity to join the company at an early stage and we are looking for someone who wants to evolve with us. We are honored to have recently been named a MSPBJ Best Place to Work for the sixth year in a row and named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Startup Workplaces. Come be part of our amazing culture and join an environment where you can see and feel the impact of your work every day.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Essential Accountabilities:

Must be comfortable incorporating AI-powered tools into daily engineering workflows throughout the SDLC

Implementing unit, integration, and end-to-end testing

Participate in code reviews by receiving & providing feedback

Participate as member of the Engineering Team within an agile approach

Support Partner & Customer Integrations

Engineering Support of Platform & Applications with on-call rotation

What you will do in this role:

Be a part of the highly collaborative Technology team at Yardstik

Contribute to the architecture, design, and implementation of full-stack platform needs

As a team member, assist with day to day development and management of use cases, story writing, code review, and QA/API Documentation

Leverage an API-first strategy, where APIs come first for both internal and public-facing use

Your experience might look something like this:

5+ years in a Software Engineering role

Experience with AI-powered tools

Experience with Ruby on Rails

Experience with Redis, Sidekiq, AMQP, Docker

Experience with PostgreSQL

Experience with Rest APIs

Experience with Amazon Web Services

Experience with authentication, encryption, and security techniques

Expertise with UI development

Strong technical documentation skills

Our technology stack and development processes include the following:

Core Platform

Restful APIs

AWS, k8s

Ruby-on-Rails

Flowbite, Tailwind, View Component, Lookbook

Typescript, NestJS

Frontend SPAs

React, Material Design, NodeJS

Storybook, Figma

Responsive Design

Restful APIs

Log and Metrics and monitoring via DataDog

Scrum-based agile approach with Continuous Delivery

Modern use of tools and documentation; GitHub, Jira, OpenAPI 3.0, and Redocly

What we Offer:

Company Health Insurance Plan

401k Retirement Plan

Health Savings Account

Liberal Vacation Policy

Opportunity to accelerate your career

Compensation

At Yardstik, we are committed to ensuring that each employee's compensation reflects their unique experiences, performance, and skills in their role. Yardstik provides the annualized compensation range of $120,000 - $200,000 for this role.

Yardstik is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a team based on talent, qualifications, and merit, welcoming all applicants without discrimination.

Are you authorized to work in the United States? Are you authorized to work in the United States?

Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B status)? Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B status)?

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Worksite address

minneapolis, MN, 55400, US

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