Senior Software Engineer at Dover (S19)
$150K - $190K  •  
Supercharge your hiring
New York, NY, US / Remote (US)
Full-time
6+ years
About Dover

Dover is building the first end-to-end recruiting orchestration platform for the world's top companies. We combine best-in-class candidate evaluation technology with bespoke process automation to help companies find and hire top talent for their open roles.

Recruiting is a $50B/year industry in the US, but recruiting departments and agencies still have incredibly manual processes.

We've built a better way. Our advanced matching software identifies the perfect candidates across all recruiting channels and drives the hiring process to create a seamless, white-glove experience for both companies and candidates.

Dover went through Y Combinator in 2019, and today 150+ companies use our product to run a better hiring process. We've raised $23M from top VCs and are currently profitable. We're a remote team of 70+ with hubs in San Francisco and NYC and a presence in Boston, LA, and DC.

About the role
Skills: Django

Company Overview

Dover is revolutionizing the recruiting industry by building the first end-to-end recruiting orchestration platform for the world's top companies. Leveraging best-in-class candidate evaluation technology and bespoke process automation, Dover helps companies efficiently find and hire top talent. Our product streamlines the strategic aspects of recruiting while automating the administrative tasks, providing a seamless experience for both employers and candidates.

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer at Dover, you will be a key player in developing and enhancing our data processing, automation, and API infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to work on AI-focused features and lead projects involving multiple engineers. Your role will involve mentoring team members, reviewing architectural decisions, and taking on leadership responsibilities within the team.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build software that reaches millions of users.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and analysts to understand user needs and deliver a high-quality product.
  • Develop and execute against short and long-term roadmaps, balancing business impact, user experience, and technical quality.
  • Contribute to the company culture through mentorship, interviewing, and initiating new projects.
  • Maintain relationships with other engineering teams and collaborate across functions.
  • Identify and address the most pressing problems for Dover's customers.
  • Design and build tools to enable efficient development and usage of Dover's platform.

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with web application backends, specifically Django & Django Rest Framework.
  • Experience managing infrastructure on Google Cloud.
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
  • Previous experience as a tech lead with a track record of coaching junior team members.
  • Demonstrated practice of extreme ownership in previous roles.
  • US work authorization is preferred (candidates from other locations will be considered on a case-by-case basis).
  • This position is remote-friendly from the US, with an office available in NYC.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in planning and executing sprints.
  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
  • A passion for solving complex problems and building scalable processes.
  • Experience with platform development, data pipelines, or site reliability engineering (SRE).
Technology

Python/Django + React/Typescript + Postgres + Kubernetes/Docker + Google Cloud

Interview Process

There is a first round screen with a member of our team followed by a Technical Pairing exercise and a two part virtual onsite round. The first round is with a code pairing exercise with the engineering team and the second round will include sessions with multiple business leaders across the Success, Product and Design teams.

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