\nAbout BLEN\nBLENers are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. For over 20 years, we've been helping government agencies and businesses transform their digital experience. We bring fresh perspectives to every project, from modernizing legacy systems to building cloud-native applications to experimenting with technology that’s just around the corner. We value building long and enduring partnerships to solve complex challenges by putting humans at the center of all the experiences. Our team thrives on turning tricky problems into solutions that are practical, accessible and performant.\n\n\nAbout this position\nAs a Senior Software Developer II - Full Stack at BLEN, you will take on a highly strategic role in designing, architecting, and developing scalable, robust digital solutions. This role demands a combination of deep technical expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies and the ability to collaborate closely with tech leads and sometimes take on tech lead responsibilities. You will be expected to think strategically, mentor team members, and deliver high-impact solutions while embracing ownership and accountability. In addition, this position requires a strong background in cloud services, system architecture, AI toolings, and an eagerness to innovate by building prototypes and transforming proof of concepts into production-ready features\n\n\n\nWhat we would like from you\n* Technical Leadership and Strategy\n* Collaborate closely with the tech lead, taking responsibility for the system's architecture and development strategy\n* Step in as the acting Tech Lead when required, making key technical decisions that ensure alignment with overall product and business goals\n* Design and implement scalable, efficient, and maintainable systems and architectures\n* Work on building prototypes and proof of concepts that later become major production features\n\n\n\n* Software Development and Problem-Solving\n* Leverage extensive full-stack development experience to lead high-complexity, outcome-driven projects\n* Proactively diagnose and solve architectural and technical issues, driving quality improvements in existing systems\n* Work hands-on with modern tech stacks, including advanced usage of cloud platforms, ensuring scalable system designs\n* Actively contribute to the development and deployment of AI-driven solutions and applications\n\n\n\n* Mentorship and Team Development\n* Mentor and support junior engineers, focusing on transferring skills in system design, cloud services, and AI technologies\n* Provide technical guidance across teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation\n* Engage in technical interviews, assessing candidates' skills and cultural fit\n\n\n\n* Communication and Stakeholder Engagement\n* Present design documents, architecture diagrams, and technical solutions to clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams\n* Communicate technical strategies and developments effectively across the team and external partners\n\n\n\n* Process Improvement and Innovation\n* Drive improvements in software development processes and practices, with a focus on high performance and scalability\n* Champion best practices in system design, architecture, cloud services, and AI development\n* Stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends in AI and cloud computing, applying this knowledge to drive innovation in the organization\n\n\n\nBasic qualifications\n* Essential Requirements\n* 10+ years of engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing and developing scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems and architectures\n* Extensive experience with full stack development using Python, React, Next.js, Node.js, Java or Ruby on Rails\n* Hands-on experience with Python and AI toolings, including familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and other modern AI frameworks\n* Strong expertise in containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes, ensuring systems are scalable and maintainable in a cloud-native environment\n* Experience working with both relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL databases like Firestore, MongoDB, ensuring effective database design, optimization, and scalability\n* Hands-on experience integrating external APIs and third-party services into applications\n* Strong cloud services management and configuration skills with AWS, Azure, or GCP, leveraging these platforms for high availability, scalability, and security\n* Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git), and experience managing large, complex codebases\n* Robust problem-solving skills, particularly in diagnosing and resolving complex system issues related to distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and application performance\n* \n\n* Preferred Skills and Experience\n* Prior experience leading engineering teams or acting as a Tech Lead\n* Experience building AI applications and their underlying infrastructure\n* Familiarity with DevOps tools and best practices\n* Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance\n\n\n\nRequirement\n* Must be a US Citizen or legal resident and able to work domestically\n* Must be located in the United States\n* Must be able to attain low-level security clearance\n\n\n\nPerks\n* Work from anywhere.\n* Competitive pay.\n* A contribution to your health benefit.\n* The chance to work on high-visibility projects and make a significant impact.\n\n\n\nGet to know us\n* We are a small, creative and highly technical team.\n* Our heroes are the scrappy folks that dare to dream and do great things. We love people that care more about doing the right thing than taking a shortcut.\n* We believe in finishing projects and floor our clients by how much we cared about their project.\n* We believe in integrity and because we're small, we are very selective of our partners and clients.\n* We do not use phrases like 'human resource' because you are NOT a resource. You are a team member and we will treat you like one.\n\n\n\nWhat you should expect from us\n* We will treat you fairly.\n* We give you space to grow both personally and professionally.\n* We will hear your ideas even when we disagree -- especially when we disagree.\n* We will be equitable with our success and be honest with our challenges.\n* We will always tell you the truth. Even when the truth is difficult.\n\n\n\nBLEN's hiring process\n* Resume Review: Our team evaluates your resume and online profiles (LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.) to assess qualification fit.\n* Role-Specific Assessment (depending on role, due in 24 - 48 hours): Complete a take-home assignment or live coding session to demonstrate technical skills. For this role, this will be the assessment: https://github.com/blencorp/blen-fullstack-engineer-take-home\n* Hiring Manager Screen (30 mins): Dive deeper into your experience and the role with the hiring manager.\n* Virtual Interviews (2 rounds, 30-45 min each): Technical and competency-based interviews aligned with Blen's values, conducted via Google Meet.\n* Decision & Offer: Post-interview, the hiring team decides. If selected, your recruiter will extend an offer and assist with logistics.\n\n\n\n\n\n$135,000 - $170,000 a yearThe salary range represents the compensation we expect to offer candidates who can perform the core responsibilities with minimal additional training. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as skill set, level of experience, and scope of responsibility. Our recruitment team is available to discuss your specific salary requirements and to provide more information about how we determine compensation. We are committed to fair and transparent pay practices and encourage open dialogue about our compensation structure throughout the application process. We look forward to learning more about your qualifications and how they align with our framework.\nEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities\nThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Python, Docker, DevOps, Java, Cloud, Ruby and Senior jobs that are similar:\n\n $52,500 — $95,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nWashington, DC

\nAirDNA began with a big dream in a balmy California garage in 2015. Since then, the technology startup has grown into the leading provider of data and business intelligence for the billion-dollar travel and vacation rental industry—with offices in Denver and Barcelona. \n\n\nOur self-serve platform eliminates guesswork and equips Airbnb hosts with smart and competitive insights needed to succeed in the ever-evolving short-term rental landscape. \n\n\nWe also arm enterprise clients with customized reports and in-depth dashboards to ensure they can scale and invest strategically. These customers include hundreds of top financial institutions, real estate companies, vacation rental managers, and destination marketing organizations around the world. \n\n\nWe track the daily performance of over 10 million Airbnb and Vrbo properties across 120,000 global markets. We also collect data from over a million partner properties. This marriage of scraped and source data, enhanced by our proprietary algorithms, makes our solutions the most accurate and comprehensive in the world. \n\n\nWe’re firm believers that data isn’t the destination; it’s the starting point. The launchpad. The bedrock for any future-forward business.\n\n\nThe Role: \n Come join our Platform team and help drive our growth by designing, maintaining, and improving our platform and processes. The ideal person for this role is driven to design robust, scalable, secure infrastructure, cares about the details, and enjoys helping both individual engineers and their teams work more effectively.\n\n\n\nHere's what you'll get to do: \n* Build and maintain monitoring, logging, and telemetry solutions for proactive performance and reliability management (experience with Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).\n* Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance platform capabilities, especially around containers, databases, and cloud-native architectures.\n* Ensure security, compliance, and cost optimization in all platform solutions, utilizing tools like IAM, GuardDuty, and AWS Security Hub.\n* Design, implement, and manage scalable infrastructure solutions using AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, etc.).\n* Manage, scale, and optimize multiple databases (PostgresQL + Druid) to ensure performance, availability, and redundancy.\n* Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline release processes and integrate best practices for infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).\n* Work closely with stakeholders to identify infrastructure needs and lead initiatives to scale the platform in alignment with business goals.\n* Drive continuous improvement in the platform’s architecture and processes, optimizing for performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.\n* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align platform development with product goals and strategies.\n* Mentor and guide junior team members, providing technical leadership and driving best practices across the platform team.\n\n\n\nHere's what you'll need to be successful: \n* Strong familiarity with Amazon Web Services, multi-account experience preferred.\n* Expertise using Docker and Kubernetes.\n* Experience with developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.\n* Able to diagnose and troubleshoot problems in a distributed microservice environment.\n* Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking.\n* Expertise with Linux (prefer Ubuntu, Alpine, and/or Amazon Linux).\n* Understanding of DevOps practices.\n* Demonstrated experience in managing or leading platform teams, with the ability to grow the team and develop talent within.\n\n\n\nHere's what would be nice to have:\n* Gitlab pipelines\n* ArgoCD\n* Linkerd, Istio or other service mesh\n* ELK stack or similar logging platforms\n* Ansible or other configuration management tools\n* Cloudformation or other IaC tools\n* JSON/YAML\n* OpenVPN\n* Apache Airflow\n* Databases (postgres and Druid preferred)\n* Cloudflare\n* Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence, StatusPage\n* Programming experience: shell scripting, Python, Golang preferred\n* Experience with performance optimization of distributed microservices\n\n\n\nHere's what you can expect from us: \n* Competitive cash compensation and benefits, the salary range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000 per year. \n\nColorado Salary Statement: The salary range displayed in specifically for those potential hired who will work or reside in the state of Colorado if selected for this role. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications. \nBenefits include:\n*  Medical, dental, and vision packages to meet your needs\n* Unlimited vacation policy; take time when you need it \n* Eligible for Company’s annual discretionary bonus program\n* 401K with employer match up to 4%\n* Continuing education stipend\n* 16 weeks of paid parental leave\n* New MacBooks for employees\n\n\nOffice Perks for Denver Based Employees:\n* Commuter/RTD benefit\n* Quarterly team outings\n* In-office lunch Tuesday - Thursday\n* We have a great office located just a few blocks away from Union Station in the heart of Denver’s historic LoDo neighborhood–high ceilings, exposed brick, a fully stocked kitchen (snacks, espresso, etc.), and plenty of meeting rooms and brainstorming nooks\n* Pet-friendly!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAirDNA seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support the mission, vision and values of the company and those who respect and promote excellence through diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, marital, familial or parental status, genetic information, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected classification. The company complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits unlawful harassment based on any of the aforementioned protected classes at every location in which the company operates. This applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to: hiring, assessments, probation, placement, benefits, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, training and development, social and recreational programs, education assistance and retirement. \n\n\nWe are committed to making our application process and workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. Upon request, AirDNA will reasonably accommodate applicants so they can participate in the application process unless doing so would create an undue hardship to AirDNA or a threat to these individuals, others in the workplace or the company as a whole. To request accommodation, please email [email protected]. Please allow for 24 hours to process your request. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Amazon, Docker, DevOps, Education, Senior, Marketing, Golang and Engineer jobs that are similar:\n\n $50,000 — $100,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nRemote

Our Mission: \nTo capture the hearts and minds of millions of players across the world by creating unforgettable games powered by the best technology.\n\nAbout Us:\n\nPlayQ is a rapidly growing global entertainment and technology company delivering high-quality mobile titles and innovative game development solutions to a worldwide audience. Our games have been downloaded more than 60 million times across the globe, with millions of users playing every day! \n\nOur dedicated teams, based in downtown Santa Monica, CA, work together to craft the clever, visually stunning, and unforgettable experiences that our players love. Our emphasis on individual leadership means each team member has the opportunity to make a big impact, while our commitment to creative freedom gives them the ability to create whatever they can imagine. \n\nIt’s this mindset that has led us to develop our own IP, infuse games with rich storytelling, build our own development tools, and solve the deepest technical challenges - all in the name of disrupting the mobile gaming landscape.\n\nWhy you'll want to come to work:\n\nAs a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in spearheading the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust and scalable infrastructure solutions. You will manage DevOps engineering projects on the team, collaborate closely with our global game and services development teams, and automate processes to enhance overall company efficiency. You will be at the forefront of overseeing the design, creation and management of CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and backend service deployments to ensure seamless and automated delivery of applications.\n\nIn this role, you will be instrumental in shaping the technological landscape, fostering innovation, and contributing to the success of PlayQ’s mission. You’d be an ideal fit for this role if you:\n\n\n* Possess a visionary mindset, shaping high-level architectures that power the future of gaming infrastructure.\n\n* Inspire and drive global teams of engineers, translating blueprints into resilient, scalable systems with a "can-do" attitude.\n\n* Roll up your sleeves and dive into technical challenges, leading by example and fostering a hands-on and solutions focused approach.\n\n* Display a proven track record of driving results, demonstrably reducing deployment time and optimizing performance\n\n* Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences, collaborating seamlessly with global game and service development teams.\n\n* Possess a passion for learning and innovation, staying ahead of the curve in cloud technologies and DevOps best practices.\n\n* Embrace a fast-paced, collaborative environment, thriving in a culture where ideas are valued and teamwork is paramount.\n\n\n\n\nWhat you'll get to create:\n\n\n* Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of highly scalable and secure infrastructure solutions, collaborating closely with development teams to automate manual processes and boost overall team efficiency.\n\n* Architect and oversee efficient CI/CD pipelines built with TeamCity and GitHub Actions, ensuring seamless and automated delivery of game and service updates.\n\n* Architect and lead the development of our Python-based interactive Slack bot, ensuring scalability, robustness, and seamless integration with our internal systems and workflows.\n\n* Leverage proficiency in Bash, Python, and Kotlin to build and maintain robust automation scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC configurations.\n\n* Architect and implement a robust, scalable infrastructure for game deployment using Harness, Terraform, and AWS cloud platform tools (EKS, S3, CloudFront, etc.).\n\n* Partner with cross-functional teams and engineers to streamline build and deployment processes, aligning them with business objectives.\n\n* Drive effective communication with stakeholders, providing regular updates and actionable insights into DevOps initiatives.\n\n* Proactively identify and implement innovative CI/CD and IaC tools and processes to continuously optimize workflows and efficiency.\n\n* Manage and document deployment processes and automation, fostering transparency and maintainability.\n\n* Proactively identify and implement innovative CI/CD tools and processes to continuously optimize workflows and efficiency.\n\n* Perform ongoing competitive research into industry best practices.\n\n* Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of growth and knowledge sharing.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat you'll bring to the team: \n\n\n* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.\n\n* 8+ years of Software Development or DevOps experience\n\n* 3+ years of experience as an engineering lead, delegating tasks to key contributors \n\n* 3+ years of experience developing and maintaining Python scripts for automation tasks, CI/CD pipelines, and API integrations\n\n* Proven success in leading multiple engineering projects from execution to completion on time and within budget\n\n* Proven expertise in predicting obstacles and creating project plans that mitigate against risk and disruption\n\n* Strong expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS.\n\n* Expert proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.\n\n* Proven success in leveraging containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes\n\n* In-depth knowledge of CI/CD and IaC orchestration tools (TeamCity, Harness), version control systems (GitHub), and automated testing\n\n* Solid understanding of security best practices and compliance standards\n\n* Ability to effectively communicate complex, technical information to non-technical teams\n\n* Ability to independently troubleshoot and solution for common engineering challenges\n\n\n\n\nIf you gotten this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this role. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in PlayQ's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways—not just candidates who check all the boxes.\n\nWhat we can offer you:\n\n\n* Competitive compensation and equity options\n\n* Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability & pet insurance\n\n* Flexible time off\n\n* Unmatched learning opportunities and mission driven team\n\n* Advancement and mentorship opportunities\n\n* 401K plan with company match\n\n* Flexible Workplace: PlayQ’s workplace includes a combination of both in-office, hybrid and remote roles. Our flexible approach to the workplace experience, internal comms, and tech stack promote collaboration, communication, and camaraderie!\n\n* Brand new creative office space equipped with tons of natural light, communal areas for collaboration and free parking\n\n* Walking distance to restaurants, coffee shops, and the metro\n\n* Stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages\n\n* Monthly team building events and cross departmental lunches\n\n* Help build and support awesome GAMES. For a living! Who doesn't love games?\n\n\n\nAt PlayQ, we leverage competitive benchmarking data when setting each role’s base pay range. Individual base salary will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, scope of role, business need and geographic location.\nThe estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.\n$135,000-$180,000 USD\nAdditional information:\n\n* In-office location: Santa Monica, CA\n\n* This role is open to remote employees located in select US states including California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and Georgia.\n\n* This role is offered as a full time position.\n\n\n\nInterested? Please get in touch! \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Python, Docker, DevOps, Cloud, API, Mobile, Junior, Engineer and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nSanta Monica, California, United States