Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Description For Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Turo, the world's largest car sharing marketplace, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Platform team in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This role is perfect for experienced engineers passionate about consumer products and eager to join an energetic team revolutionizing travel.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of developing Turo's core APIs, internal services, and web app. You'll collaborate with product engineering and devops teams to scale Turo's services, ensure high-quality code production, and lead significant projects while mentoring fellow engineers.
Key responsibilities include developing maintainable, high-quality code, conducting thorough testing, and overseeing the shipping process. You'll identify opportunities to enhance and scale Turo's architecture, create diagnostic tools, and provide guidance on architectural decisions.
The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience shipping high-scale code to production, is fluent in languages like Java, Python, Ruby, or Go, and possesses strong computer science fundamentals. You should be a strong communicator, problem-solver, and have experience with logging, monitoring, and alerting systems.
Turo offers a competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, retirement matching, and professional development opportunities. Join Turo's diverse team and play a crucial role in shaping the future of car sharing and travel!
Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Platform
- Collaborate with product engineering and devops teams to develop Turo into a scalable service
- Make sure our engineers have an awesome time developing—help them move faster and smoother from onboarding to launching services and products, with built-in observability
- Generate maintainable, high-quality code, conduct thorough testing, engage in collaborative code reviews, and oversee the shipping process
- Identify opportunities for enhancing and scaling our architecture and application design
- Create tools and utilities for diagnosing and resolving issues within the system
- Ensure proper technical design and documentation
- Operate effectively in a dynamic and expanding environment, adapting to constant change, where fluid processes and creative solutions are valued
- Apply your skills to elevate the technical standards and provide guidance on architectural decisions
- Lead significant projects and concurrently provide mentorship to fellow team engineers
Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Platform
- 7+ years experience shipping high-scale code to production
- Fluent in at least one language - e.g., Java, Python, Ruby, Go, or C
- Possess strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, database concepts, distributed systems, and search
- Strong communicator. Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers is no problem for you
- Enjoy solving problems and helping others meet their goals
- Experience with logging, monitoring and alerting systems and tools
- Passionate about search, streaming, database or other backend technologies
Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Platform
- Competitive salary, equity, benefits, and perks for all full-time employees
- Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement employer match
- $2,000 Learning & Development stipend to invest in your professional development
- $1,000 USD Turo host matching and $1,500 USD vehicle reimbursement program
- $100 USD Monthly Turo travel credit
- Cell phone, internet and Fringe benefit stipend
- Paid time off to relax and recharge
- Paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave
- For those who are in the office full-time or hybrid we have weekly in-office lunch, office snacks, and fun activities
- Annual Turbo Week (week-long, company-wide conference)
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