Hybrid Software Engineer

at Newfront

• Job title: Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $101,100 - $200,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Java, MySQL, Postgres, Python, Ruby, TypeScript, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer developing and scaling platforms for employee benefits management at Newfront. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products and influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Be a crucial contributor within the team, working through ambiguity, concept validation and implementing a best-in-class solution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional design, product, and data science teams to design and deliver high-quality products and influence outcomes.
• Write clean, well-tested code; participate in code reviews; and help keep our codebase maintainable and easy to work with.
• Identify areas of improvement and drive opportunities on the web and mobile clients as well as the backend.
• Help cultivate innovation and growth by contributing to cross-collaboration and execution of projects across multiple teams.
• In the AI domain, implement the rapid prototyping of software applications applying AI / ML technologies. Serve as the software generalist and participate in the development process from ML model design and implementation to backend and frontend development.
• Develop your technical skills and product understanding, and take on increasing ownership of features and components as you grow.

Requirements

• BS or MS in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 1 year of experience or relevant internships on software engineering and web application development at scale.
• Strong programming fundamentals in one or more backend server languages (Java/Python/Ruby/Go/TypeScript/etc.).
• Experience with web development best practices such as continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Proficiency in a database management system such as MySQL/PostgreSQL.
• Experience with LLM techniques and other related frameworks.
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to take a thoughtful, pragmatic, and efficient approach to problem-solving.
• Passion to up-level yourself through curiosity, mentorship, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) eligibility
• Paid time off benefits (such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave)
• Restricted stock units
• Discretionary awards