Associate Engineer | Red Platform
Red Ventures
This role is not open to visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship including those on OPT and STEM-EXT OPT, nor is it available to work corp-to-corp.
Are you excited about shaping the future of digital platforms and making a tangible impact across multiple industries? Do you have a passion for building high quality front-end applications that integrate with a wide range of back-end APIs and empower businesses to thrive? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
The Red Platform team at Red Ventures is looking for a talented and passionate Software Engineer to join our dynamic group. As a key player on our team, you will be instrumental in the development of our next-generation journey optimization platform, a diverse range of front-end and back-end tools that unlock new capabilities for our portfolio of brands within Red Ventures. Our team is dedicated to providing tools that drive business value and act as a bridge between different functional roles.
At Red Ventures, we believe that exceptional products are built by exceptional people. We foster a collaborative and agile work environment where teamwork and innovation are at the forefront of our development processes. We highly value our employees and offer a competitive benefits package, ample opportunities for professional growth, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and provide flexibility, full parental leave, and support when life’s unexpected moments arise.
Join us at Red Ventures, where you can make a meaningful impact and help drive the future of digital platforms across multiple verticals. If you are ready to take on new challenges and be part of an innovative and supportive team, we would love to hear from you!
What You'll Do:
- Work collaboratively with engineering, analyst, and data science teams to drive value through our platform.
- Contribute to key architectural decisions
- Work alongside designers to incorporate designs into front-end application code
- Build solutions that are high quality, scalable, secure, and maintainable.
- Incorporate API data into front-end stores and components
- Active pair-programming with teammates.
- Participate in formal and informal code and architecture reviews.
- Collaborate with the product management team and other developers to deliver a quality product that meets business needs.
- Use a DevOps model, utilizing metrics and monitoring to manage our services.
- Continually look for opportunities to build value in the codebase: set standards, build tools, and automate jobs to make yourself and your team better and faster.
- Add to a culture that loves experimentation, Agile development, and intellectual curiosity
- Be part of building a positive team environment
What We're Looking For:
- Minimum of 1 year of professional software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in HTML and an understanding of semantic markup.
- Proficiency in CSS and modern CSS features: CSS Variables, CSS Grid, etc.
- Proficiency with JavaScript and a strong understanding of JavaScript fundamentals.
- Proficiency using VueJS (preferred), React, or similar front-end frameworks/libraries to build front-end applications.
- Proficiency with NodeJS and NPM.
- Proficiency using version control software such as Git.
- Experience using HTTP requests to communicate with external APIs from front-end applications.
- Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience with Database technologies such as MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.
- Experience with telemetry and monitoring such as New Relic or AWS Cloud Watch.
- Experience with software development methodologies such as Agile or Scrum.
- Growth Mindset: A relentless desire to learn and improve yourself and your colleagues.
- Excellent communication skills for effective team collaboration, including the ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Even Better:
- Proficiency with TypeScript.
- Experience using state management stores to organize and isolate application data (Vuex, Redux)
- Experience working in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, etc.
- Familiarity with modern website tech stack architectures. Server-side rendering, server-side generation, server-side components.
- Familiarity with modern component framework concepts, such as composable functions, asynchronous components, server components, component lifecycle management, reactivity fundamentals.
- Experience with a CI/CD pipeline (GitHub actions, circleCI).
- Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience and strong opinions with regard to agile methodologies. Inclination to help the team improve our SDLC.
Compensation
USA Compensation Range: $60,000-97,500*
*Note actual salary is based on geographic location, qualifications, and experience.
Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- 401(k) with match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
Who We Are
Founded in 2000, Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships and proprietary technology – including Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey – from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Headquartered south of Charlotte, NC, Red Ventures employs thousands of people across the US and Puerto Rico, with international offices in the UK and Brazil. For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms.
We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.
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