DOZR

Software Engineer II, Platform Engineering Team

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About the role

DOZR.com is the world's largest online equipment rental marketplace which combines price transparency, a comprehensive view of the market, and a seamless user experience for contractors and rental companies.
The DOZR.com marketplace is expanding fast, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer passionate about designing and building high quality and reliable solutions. As an engineer on the Platform team you will work on building novel scalable solutions to bring the rental industry online and grow the marketplace. On any given feature, you will work closely with stakeholders across the company including Product managers and designers to gather requirements, design the solution and review it with the engineering team, and implement the design. This includes writing unit tests, managing launch of the feature, implementing any CI/CD changes if applicable. As a leader in the team you will also be responsible for driving best practices and mentoring junior engineers.
In a typical day, you will:

Work closely with stakeholders from different teams to collect requirements

Design and implement robust solutions for given features

Adhere to and drive modern software engineering practices through design and code reviews.

Successfully launch features and improve monitoring where required for features

The ideal candidate has:

Passion about problem solving and bringing a traditional industry into the digital world

Experience in robust system design and cloud architecture

Ability to communicate technical concepts across teams

Ability to collaborate and executing within a fast-paced engineering team with agile dev sprints

Flexibility to adapt quickly to new problems and learn new skills fast. We have a diverse microservices based architecture, and continuously encounter new and exciting engineering problems!

Extensive experience with Typescript, NodeJS, MongoDB. React/Angular experience is a plus

Ability to conduct peer code reviews of fellow developers in the Full Stack Engineering team

Strong experience with testing and growing the system test suite

Exposure to elastic search, Redis, Kubernetes, Google cloud

Desired Experience:

Exposure to building and scaling products in a fast paced environment

3+years of experience in system design and software development in backend systems

We are looking for trailblazers who love challenging problems because those are the ones worth solving. You will be successful at DOZR if you have:

Relentless passion for learning

Obsession towards building high quality products, strategy and processes

A mind set to build long-term scalable solutions

Value data-driven decisions

Care deeply about your team members and culture

Please note that this is a remote position and we are considering all applicants.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:

Remote work

Casual dress

Dental care

Extended health care

On-site parking

Stock options

DOZR has been certified as a Great Place to Work®.
DOZR is transforming the $60 billion equipment rental industry. Every road, hospital, school, home and rocket that is built needs equipment, but there are a lot of challenges that currently exist when renting, maintaining and managing that equipment. We have set out to change that!
DOZR is an online marketplace for heavy equipment. Our platform helps people find equipment rentals anywhere, anytime, and instantly compares pricing across thousands of equipment suppliers across North America.
We are passionate about thinking big and solving complex problems. Founded in 2015, we are a mission-driven, well-funded, fast growing startup, backed by industry experts and leading VCs.
We are expanding quickly and looking for talented people to join our team!
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  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Software Engineer II, Platform Engineering Team role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at DOZR?
  3. Which of Javascript, Project Management and Remote Collaboration have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Software Engineer II, Platform Engineering Team role because I can bring practical experience in Javascript, Project Management and Remote Collaboration, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes DOZR needs from this hire.

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