Close is hiring a Remote Senior Staff Software Engineer Backend Python
We are looking for US-based Senior and Staff level engineers to join our team. Base salary range is $140,000 to $200,000. These are fully remote positions. Read on to learn more!
About Us
Close is a bootstrapped, profitable, 100% remote, ~90 person team of thoughtful individuals who value autonomy and impact. Weโre eager to make a product our customers fall in love with over and over again.
We โค๏ธ startups & SMBs. Since 2013, weโve been building a CRM ย that focuses on better communication, without the hassle of manual data entry or complex UI. Our goal: double the productivity of every sales rep.
Our backend tech stack currently consists primarily of Python Flask web apps with our TaskTiger scheduler handling many of the backend asynchronous task processing chores. Our data stores include MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and Redis. The underlying infrastructure runs on AWS using a combination of managed services like EKS, MSK, RDS and ElasticCache and non-managed services running on EC2 instances. All of our compute runs through CI/CD pipelines that build Docker images, run automated tests and deploy to our Kubernetes clusters. Our backend primarily serves a well-documented public API that our front-end JavaScript app consumes. Our infrastructure is heavily automated using Terraform, Ansible and other AWS tools.
Weโre looking for high achieving full-time Software Engineers to join our engineering team. Someone who has a good understanding in web technologies and wants to help design, implement, launch, and scale major systems and user-facing features.
You're comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with a small and talented team where you're supported in your efforts to grow professionally. You're able to manage your time well, communicate effectively and collaborate in a fully distributed team.
Requirements...
Senior/Staff level candidates should have 5+ years experience building modern back-end systems. Mid-level candidates should have ~3 years of similar experience and be eager to level up with the right opportunity.
Python experience is preferred but experience in other languages is acceptable if you have a desire to work with Python.
You have hands-on production experience working with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, or similar data stores.ย
You have experience designing, scaling, debugging, and optimizing systems to make them fast and reliable.ย
You have participated in code reviews and provided overall code quality suggestions to help maintain the structure and quality of the codebase.ย
You care about the craftsmanship of the code and systems you produce.
Located in the USA.
Bonus point if you haveโฆ
Contributed open source code related to our tech stack
Led small project teams building and launching features
Built B2B SaaS products
Worked with complex architectures that support multiple APIs (e.g. REST, GQL, WebSockets) as well as async task and event processing frameworks
Come help us with projects like...
Conceiving, designing, building, and launching new user-facing features
Improving the performance and scalability of our GraphQL andRESTย API.
Improving how weย syncย millions of sales emails and calendar events each month
Working with Twilio's API, WebSockets, and WebRTC to improve ourย calling features
Building user-facing analytics features that provide actionable insights based on sales activity data
Improving our Elastic search-backed powerful search features
Improving our internal messaging infrastructure using streaming technologies like Kafka and Redisย
Building new and enhancing existing integrations with other SaaS platforms like Googleโs G Suite, Zapier, and Web Conferencing providers
๐ Why Close?
Watch our most recentย culture videoย featuring our annual team retreat in Italy
100% remote company
Choose between working 5 days/wk (standard full-time) or 4 days/wk @ 80% pay
5 weeks PTO + Winter Holiday Break with 2 additional PTO days for every year with the company
1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years
Paid parental leave
Medical, Dental, Vision with HSA option (US residents)
Build a house you want to live inย -- Examine long-term thinking and action
No BSย -- Practice transparency and honesty, especially when itโs hard
Invest in each otherย -- Build successful relationships with your coworkers and customersย
Discipline equals freedomย -- Keep your word to yourself and others
Strive for greatnessย -- Constantly challenge yourself and othersย
How We Work Together
Productivity, Quality & Impact:ย We donโt track hours. We trust youโre an adult and know best how to prioritize, meet your goals and contribute at a high level.ย
Asynchronous communication & collaboration:ย We have team members all over the world. We donโt expect anyone to work untraditional hours, that means our default is async. Most teams have 2-5 hours of internal meetings weekly.ย
Appreciation for Deep Work:ย *During your normal work day, not after a day of meetings*.ย
Autonomy & Freedom:ย Create a work environment that is sustainable for you. We place a high amount of trust and responsibility with our team members from the start.ย
Working from 22+ countries, weโre a collection of talented humans rich in diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures. Close has been 100% remote since 2016, creating an intentional workplace around asynchronous communication and collaboration. Every year we meet up somewhere around the world to spend time with one another. These gatherings are an opportunity to strengthen the relationships within our global community.
We practice a mature approach to the workplace -- manage your time effectively, communicate thoughtfully with your teammates and customers, and produce high quality work. We have impressive tenure amongst the team; we stay at Close because we love working with our colleagues, we appreciate the autonomy and we thrive in an environment that challenges us to do our best work.
Unanimously, our favorite value is โBuild a house you want to live in.โ We make decisions that are rooted in helping our customers become more successful. We care equally about the health of our business and the wellbeing of our people.ย
Our application process was designed to promote equitable and unbiased hiring practices. We ask a small series of questions that are similar to what would be asked in the first interview. This helps us learn more about you right from the start so please be sure to answer each question thoughtfully. Each application will receive two screens by two different reviewers. Regardless of fit, you will hear back from us letting you know if we'll be moving forward.
While we are excited by all the opportunities that generative AI has unlocked, we request that you refrain from relying on AI tools when completing an application. We ask these questions because we want to get to know you, your experience, and your communication style. All responses are read closely by multiple humans and any obviously AI generated applications will be disregarded.
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Our team thrives on creativity, innovation, and collaboration, and we're seeking a skilledย Product Engineer.
Atย SafetyWing, we do not have a strong division between tech and product - we are all part of product development and participate in strategic decisions for the company. We believe this is the path to creating great products.ย
We are on a mission to remove the role of geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunities and freedom for everyone. And we are doing that by creating simple health, insurance, and retirement products for remote workers worldwide as a replacement for national welfare systems.
In this role, you'll be able to shape our product's future and drive impactful changes.
๐ป Languages and technologies we use:
TypeScript with React and NextJS.
State management with Redux Toolkit and React Query.
Styled Components and Tailwind for styling.
Kotlin (and some Java) with Micronaut.
MySQL (with Hibernate and Liquibase).
Hosted on Google Cloud with k8s.
๐งช We are looking for someone who has:
A strong grasp of TypeScript, React and Next.js.
Hands-on experience building complex user-facing features with beautiful and scalable UI components.
A keen eye for design aesthetics that will contribute to creating visually pleasing interfaces.
Enthusiasm for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and a curiosity to explore and incorporate new developments into your work.
Solid understanding of performance optimisation techniques, server-side rendering and SEO principles.
๐ง What we offer
We operate in a fully remote work environment โ work from anywhere globally.ย
You will receive salary and equity compensation, premium health insurance that works in most countries worldwide, travel insurance, a laptop, an office stipend, a minimum of four weeks of vacation per year, and a personal development budget.
Also, we have fantastic annual team gatherings. The previous ones were inย Ljubljana, San Francisco, Mexico, Bali and Iceland.ย
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
About SafetyWing
SafetyWingย was founded to support nomads like ourselves by building an adaptable software-based global social safety net. Our productsย are created by a fully remote team distributed across the globe and stretching ten timezones while headquartered in San Francisco. Weโre hereย to remove the role of geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunities and freedom for everyone.
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Salary and compensation
$80,000 — $130,000/year
Benefits
๐ Distributed team
๐ Medical insurance
๐ Paid time off
๐ Company retreats
๐ Learning budget
๐ฅ Home office budget
How do you apply?
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Key Facts
โLevel: Senior Salary: $70,000 to $100,000 USD depending on country Location: Remote, at least 4h overlap with New Zealand (Oceania, Americas, Asia)ย Hours:ย 32 hours a week (4 day work week) Benefits:ย 4 day work week, 20 days annual leave + 20 days sick/carer's leave + public holidays + transparent & global pay +ย more Team size:ย 3 individual contributors + 1 management
Summary
At Runn we're a small team of keen generalists, most of us play more than one role and we like it! Our structure is pretty flat and we give people lots of ownership and trust.
In product is no different, we prefer to be a team of highly collaborative generalists helping each other than having a more traditional hierarchical approach.
The role is broad and it can a great opportunity for people who love variety and learning new skills. You will have ownership of opportunities/features and take them through the full product lifecycle. We start by finding the problem with our customers (using a variety of methods), then scope and design the solution, support engineers through the build stage, coordinate the release with marketing, measure the results and iterate.
Of course, we would never ask anyone to be amazing at all of these skills, we know people spend years mastering just one, but you need to be strong at product design or UX research, and be competent in most and be willing to learn a few.
How we work
Product development methodology:
We're work withย shape upย and have product people allocated to shaping and building. This role will be allocated to building but you'd be able to participate on the shaping process. All of our R&D activities happen alongside the shape up cycles of 6 weeks (building, shaping) and 2 weeks of cool down (Planning, fixing bugs, ux improvements, etc)
Tools:
Figmaย for all the design, prototyping, digital white boarding and diagraming needs. Notionย for knowledge management, kanban, roadmaps, backlogs, etc Slackย for chat Loom videoย for sharing ideas remotely Googleย calendars, docs, spreadsheets and email Intercomย Customer Chat Support Hubspotย CRM Dovetailย research repo Mixpanelย usage/results measurement
Tech Stack:
Runn is built using a modern development stack React, Node, GraphQL, Postgres tested with Cypress and Vitest, and deployed via Github Actions.โ
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate would be an equal blend of strong product designer and project manager with curiosity to learn even more skills. In our experience people that are successful in this role can be:
Senior UX Designers working in fast paced digital agencies in which they're required to have face to face client meetings to discuss the design and project.
Product designers who moved to Product or Project management roles (or vice versa) and still love design
Product/UX designers who were business owners
Product or Project managers that can do high fidelity designs in figma and don't depend on product designers.
UX or Product designers with good experience as freelancers, contractors or ex-agency owners
That said we're open for candidates with different backgrounds as long as you can be successful with the responsibilities below:
Key responsibilities
Own features throughout the product lifecycle.ย You'll have end-to-end ownership of features from: scope development, defining solutions,ย high fidelity design, user acceptance testing, coordinate the build with engineering, release with marketing and measure the results.
Define and design solutions, get them ready to build.ย Play a hands-on role translating user needs into solutions, high fidelity product designs and fully-scope prototypes through to development incorporating stakeholder feedback and meet defined objectives.
Acting as customer advocate as you lead successful management of stakeholders; Youโll start with a deep understanding of customer needs, pain-points and jobs to be done, and effectively present your ideas, proactively communicate through product cycles, and influence as you demonstrate effective product leadership and decision making.
Support engineers through building cycleย Make scope and design calls on the fly as engineers come up with constraints, edge cases and exceptions
Help with research to identify problems and evaluate opportunitiesย Be familiar with different research methods. Support discovery research, user testing, surveys, market research, analyse customer feedback and academic/scientific research.
Coordinate release with Marketing and Customer Success.ย Work with our customer-facing teams to define the best release methods
Key challenges
The role is very broad and will require you to be confident with both product design & management and also be comfortable our of your comfort zone ๐
Lead without authority, influencing a diverse range of stakeholders with strong opinions
Work with cross functional teams with different and at times conflicting wants & needs
Ability to make decisions on the fly in fast paced environment
Collaboration in async environment, communicate well with people out of your timezone
Requirement to be resourceful and flexible with ambiguity and/or on new things
Balancing great feature design and fast development, knowing when to be quick and when to take time
Must have
Experience in digital or product design.ย At least 5 years, with a portfolio/case studies/research projects to match.
Experience with project management.
Good leadership, communication and negotiation skills
Knowledge of different research methods and approaches, particularly interviews, surveys and user testing methods.
Experience designing for web and cloud-based systems
Be good with numbers, calculations and spreadsheets
Experience with design tools (we're a Figma shop) creating complex UI, flowcharts, wireframes and presentations.
Basic understanding of HTML, CSS
Nice to have
Academic degree in a related area
Prior agency experience
Experience with product promotion and customer acquisition
Experience with marketing or advertising
Experience with copywriting or content editing
Applied psychology/sociology knowledge
Illustration/animation skills
Knowledge of React and Javascript
Attitude
Good emotional intelligence (empathy, listening, perspective taking, responding)
Curiosity & learning intelligence (new information, skill, people, scenarios)
Resourceful
Communication: High level of communication
Written, verbal, visual; considers effective content & form thatโs fit for purpose
Communicating in async environment; concise, engaging, captures the key value points + more in-depth detail as fit-for purpose
Presenting ideas, recommendations, business case
Breaks through the noise with the signal
Highly collaborative approach
Critical thinking
Self-awareness
Benefits
Runn is building a company based on values: honesty, integrity, talent, beauty, collaboration and diversity.
We have open and transparent salaries, which is set globally for all our staff and significant guaranteed pay rises for every year of service
4 day work week at full pay (32 hours either over 4 or 5 days)
Strong benefits package, including 20 days paid leave, local public holidays, 20 days sick leave, access to extended unpaid leave, and more.
Fully paid for home office setup - MacBook pro laptop, monitors, desk, chair, and anything else you need.
Regular in-person catch ups and events.
Advance your skills, learn new techniques, and be surrounded by a talented and supportive team.
Thrive as you help us build a high-growth company to improve the work lives of thousands of people.
Runn has a transparent and equal pay policy, which means that all employees in the same role and level receive the same starting compensation regardless of location. We additionally pay people more the longer they stay at Runn. This policy ensures that all employees are treated fairly and equitably. Your final compensation will depend on your local tax laws. The exact salary and how it is calcualted with will be provided after the first interview. All staff have access to an internal pay calculator.
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Salary and compensation
$70,000 — $100,000/year
Benefits
๐ฐ 401(k)
๐ Distributed team
โฐ Async
๐ Paid time off
๐ 4 day workweek
๐ Company retreats
๐ฅ Home office budget
๐ No monitoring system
How do you apply?
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Job Responsibilities:
Develop and execute long-term strategies for the content domain. Web application and user experience.ย
Manage multiple projects and tasks, ensuring their successful completion.
Identify business development opportunities to drive innovation in the Content domain.
Lead the recruitment process, including candidate sourcing, screening, and selection.
Analyze web application performance by data to make informed decisions and drive improvements.
Create data points in web applications to understand customer journeys and improve revenue.
Manage a small team, providing guidance and support to achieve project goals.
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects.
Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
Good analytical skills to interpret performance data.
Good understanding of web application customer journeys.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Experience in managing project team and fostering a positive mindset.
Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
Desired Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Management).
Proven experience in project management or a related field.
Strong leadership and team management skills, with experience in managing project team.
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Salary and compensation
$10,000 — $30,000/year
Benefits
๐ Distributed team
๐ Paid time off
๐ Company retreats
๐ซ No politics at work
๐ We hire old (and young)
How do you apply?
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At FetLife we are looking for an open-minded, kink-friendly Growth Product Manager to help us better serve the community.
The Role
As a Growth Product Manager at FetLife youโll focus on optimizing forย product-led growthย so that the productย itselfย attracts and retains members.
You will be responsible for:
Developing, implementing and following up on strategies to improve activation, retention and engagement
Identifying growth opportunities and creating hypotheses for optimization experiments
Obsessing over how we can drive more value from our existing product
Understanding member needs, experiences, and mental models
Reducing friction in our member experience
Maintaining and reporting on growth metrics
Working closely with the team to ensure quick implementation of different growth strategies
About you
We're looking for someone who has a proven track record of driving measurable improvements to member or customer activation, retention, and/or engagement.
You have experience with:
Measurably improving the retention, activation and engagement of web or mobile apps
Effectively prioritizing projects based on their potential impact
Successfully launching and efficiently iterating over web or mobile products
Additionally, since we're 100% remote, we:
Highly value strong written communicators
Require at least three hours overlap any time between 10 AM and 6 PM CET
About Us
FetLife is the largest kinky social network on this side of the Milky Way. We:
We use a standardised salary calculator for each position to ensure we are competitive, fair, and consistent. For this specific role, the rate is between $162kย -ย $210k USD / year.
Additionally, we offer:
Paid time off:
2 weeks vacation
5 statutory holidays (e.g. Easter & Thanksgiving)
2 weeks during Christmas
4-day workweeks during the summer months (July & August)
Annual company retreat (e.g. Malaga, Miami, Vancouver, and Montreal)
Annual anniversary gift (200$ USD for every year with us, e.g. 4th anniversary is $800)
Monthly streaming music subscription reimbursement
Fully paid maternity and paternity leave
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Salary and compensation
$160,000 — $210,000/year
Benefits
๐ Distributed team
โฐ Async
๐ Paid time off
๐ Company retreats
โฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview
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We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Product Manager to join our innovative Toggl team. This is an opportunity to be part of something groundbreaking and make a significant impact. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working with cutting-edge technologies, and want to contribute to a project that values creativity and execution, then this role is for you.
Gross annual compensation for the role is โฌ65,000 and we are committed to reviewing salaries every year based on company and individual performance. In addition to that, we also have awesome benefits, which you can check out below.
You can work from anywhere in Europe.
We are currently limiting the location to Europe, as the plan is to meet there once every month or two with the team.
About Toggl
Toggl is a fully remote group that provides a set of productivity tools built with stress management in mind. Weโve been around the block for more than 10 years and weโre serious about remote working and better work management. Our existing products have already gained significant traction and are used by millions of professionals worldwide. We are dedicated to creating innovative solutions that empower individuals and teams to work smarter, more efficiently, and with better focus. We believe in the power of technology to transform the way people work and are committed to fostering a positive and inclusive work culture.
The Role
As a Senior Product Manager, you will be joining an exciting new venture within our company, aimed at creating an innovative tech product. You will have the unique opportunity to be part of building this team from the ground up, working closely with the Toggl founders and collaborating with existing Toggl teams to define the product vision, roadmap, and strategy. With a focus on execution and delivering a high-quality product, you will oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation and requirements gathering to launch and iteration. Your contributions will directly impact the success of the product and our mission to empower individuals and teams to work smarter and more efficiently.
Your main responsibilities will be:
Defining and executing the product vision and strategy, while taking into account market trends, user feedback, and business goals.
Conducting user research, collecting and analyzing data, and deriving insights to inform product decisions and iterations.
Translating customer needs and business requirements into clear and actionable user stories, product specifications, and wireframes.
Working closely with a small team of engineers throughout the development lifecycle to ensure timely and successful product launches.
Championing agile development practices, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and facilitating regular product feedback sessions.
About you
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about technology and have experience building products from scratch.
In particular we are looking for someone who:
Has a strong background in Saas product management
Has hands-on experience in managing all stages of the product life cycle
Has experience in setting up metrics, choosing and implementing tools to measure the impact of released features, and gathering feedback for management and other teams
Would thrive in a fast-paced company building a pre-product-market fit software, involving fast experiments and iterating constantly to deliver top-quality work
Focuses on solutions and getting things done, while sticking to deadlines
Is proactive and speaks up when they see something wrong but always makes sure to treat others with respect and kindness
Is a great team player and excellent communicator, working well with specialists like developers and stakeholders, and always seeking to learn and improve
Likes transparency, openness, and asking questions, with excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Benefits
Freedom to choose when and how much you work - we only measure results
24 days of paid time off a year, plus your local holidays
In-person meetups for team-building (expenses covered)
4-6 weeks paid sabbatical (depending on the tenure)
Laptop budget up to โฌ2,500 and it renews every 3 years
โฌ2,000 budget to set up your home office, and additional โฌ300 every year after 3 years of tenure
โฌ250 per month for co-working space membership and/or internet service at home
โฌ4,000 per year contribution to use for training, workshops, and conferences
โฌ2,000 per year contribution for any equipment or services to improve and/or maintain your physical and mental health
Support for buying tools you need for doing your best work (even eyeglasses if you need a new pair)
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Salary and compensation
$60,000 — $70,000/year
Benefits
๐ Distributed team
โฐ Async
๐ Paid time off
๐ Company retreats
๐ฌ Coworking budget
๐ Learning budget
๐ง Mental wellness budget
๐ฅ Home office budget
โฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview
๐ No monitoring system
๐ซ No politics at work
How do you apply?
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