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Software Developer, Platform Engineering at Stack Overflow (Remote)

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(United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Netherlands, Switzerland)

We are targeting GMT +1 to GMT -8 in the countries identified with core overlapping hours of 10am-1pm Eastern Standard

At Stack Overflow, our mission is to empower the world’s developers. Every day, millions of developers come to us to get answers to their programming questions, collaborate better with their teams, and find their next dream job. As the world continues to transform with technology as a leading force, we’re driven to make Stack Overflow a place where everyone who codes feels welcome to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

The Platform Engineering team at Stack Overflow builds low-level and heavy-lifting components, APIs, and services that are reused by our Product Engineering teams to deliver our ecosystem of products. As a Software Engineer on a cross-disciplinary team of product managers, SREs, and other engineers, you’ll design, deliver, and maintain the bedrock services powering products impacting millions of developers every day and shape the future of the largest community of developers on the planet. You’ll dive into troubleshooting services and interfaces operating at massive scale, while shaping the architectural future of our product ecosystem. Some recent projects we've been working on include:

Creating a stand-alone Identity Management service to support our entire product ecosystem
Overhauling our global question review system to enable our user community to moderate and improve over 20 million questions on our platform
Designing architecture and services approaches to operate performantly at scale in the cloud

You'll work primarily in our main tech stack of C#, ASP.NET, and Microsoft SQL Server, with supporting technologies like Redis, TypeScript, and Elasticsearch. As a company dedicated to increasing developer knowledge, we’ll give you the resources and support you need to develop mastery in your craft.

Skills and Requirements

We expect to see:

Extensive programming skills in C# and .NET and a track record of getting stuff done. You are adept at shipping high quality, well-tested code in a fast paced environment.
3+ years of backend service and API development experience with any major server-side stack and relational database technology. Experience in our stack is a plus, but not a requirement.
Deep experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, or Kanban. You’ve been on teams that practice Agile and you understand why it’s beneficial for the team. Certification is a plus, but not a requirement.
A track record of mentoring less experienced developers and contributing to your team’s body of knowledge. You are eager to teach others and invested in the growth of your team.
Self-motivating, self-directing, and a great communicator (written and oral). You thrive in an environment that grants you a lot of autonomy to explore creative solutions.
Excellent problem solving skills. You excel at analyzing and solving problems using technology.
Living and working within GMT-7:00 (US) to GMT+2:00 (Europe) time zones.

We like to see (but not required):

Experience working remotely and/or working with teams that are distributed geographically.
An active Stack Overflow profile, open source code, example projects that you're proud of (whether open source or worked on at a previous job), or any other evidence of your passion for building great software.
Knowledge of how Stack Overflow works from our blog, podcasts, and other public artifacts. Ideas about how to evolve the platform and increase our impact on the developer community are even better.
Experience with building high scale, community-based web applications with 6-figure monthly unique visitors or more. Skills working with large amounts of data or utilizing machine intelligence are a plus.
Experience with leveraging cloud-native technologies and techniques to build product ecosystems

What you’ll get in return:

Competitive Base Salary
20 days paid vacation
Generous parental leave (16 weeks at 100% pay), family care leave, and paid sick days
Stock options
Completely free health insurance (no copay, no premiums)
401K match
Gym membership reimbursement
Employees will never be poked with a sharp stick

If your role is not located in one of our offices…. We’ll reimburse you up to $2,000 to set up a great home office.

If you want to work in our office… You’ll be in our headquarters in New York City, and enjoy additional benefits like free lunches, transportation reimbursement, and all the espresso you can drink.

Work Environment:

We’re a remote-friendly team. Whether you work remotely or work out of our New York office (re-opening voluntarily Fall 2021), you’ll be part of a remote work culture that emphasizes online communication (Slack, GitHub, Hangouts, Zoom, Stack Overflow for Teams).

Employment is conditioned upon successfully completing a background check and having the appropriate legal right to work.

Diverse teams build better products.

Legally, we need you to know this:

Stack Exchange, Inc. does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity.

But we want to add this:

We strongly believe that diversity of experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better products. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it.

#LIRemote #BI-Remote

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Ellora Praharaj

Director of Reliability Engineering

INVEST IN TECH

Drive transformation and witness progress

According to Ellora Praharaj, 2022 is the year of tech investment at Stack Overflow. That means she and her teammates will be busy unwinding legacy systems and leveraging more modern technologies. While Praharaj’s team is currently focused on various impactful projects, she said she’s especially eager to make life easier for herself and her peers. “I am most excited about automating various aspects of our day-to-day operations, which will help us scale up and forward,” she said.

I am helping drive the concepts of continuous integration, continuous deployment and observability across the board, that will truly allow our products and people to scale.

Jen Hindle

Director, Product Marketing Community Products

ENCOUNTER OPPORTUNITY

Unlock your own potential

Jen Hindle said her experience at Stack Overflow has been defined by opportunity. Not only do employees have the chance to deliver products that empower the world’s tech community, but they also have access to professional growth resources. For Hindle, this commitment to career maturation doesn’t just come down to educational platforms. She attributes the company’s evolutionary focus to its people, which is why she strives to inspire progress in her direct reports, as others did for her. “I want them to feel appreciated, stay motivated, and know we want them to grow with us,” Hindle said.

The opportunities I’ve had here have not only helped make an impact on the business, but have also expanded my own skill set and role within the company.

Paula Rosenberg

Senior Manager of Community Management (Engagement and Enablement)

COLLABORATE AND LISTEN

Eliminating silos through cross-functional collaboration

“Stack Overflow is the most collaborative company I’ve ever worked for,” Rosenberg said. Her team has three subteams that lean on each other as subject matter experts. With 16 employees across three continents, they rely on collaborative tools to share feedback on projects, communicate, work asynchronously and make the most of meetings as they develop solutions that scale alongside product, engineering and marketing. And no matter what, Rosenberg makes time for one-on-ones. “It’s their chance to let me know where they need help and my chance to give them feedback and share appreciation.”

Decisions aren’t made in silos here. Team members across all departments are happy to brainstorm, partner and troubleshoot solutions and strategies.

What are Stack Overflow Perks + Benefits

Stack Overflow Benefits Overview

From the beginning, Stack Overflow’s mission has been to be the best place anyone has ever worked. We make an extra effort to provide everything a person could ever want in a company, from completely free medical insurance to a professional development budget. Stack Overflow truly cares about our employees as people, and we have provided benefits that reflect how people really live.

Culture

Volunteer in local community

Partners with nonprofits

OKR operational model

Open office floor plan

Employee resource groups

Quarterly engagement surveys

Employee awards

Flexible work schedule

Stack has employees all over the world across many departments. It is flexible, and employees can generally work the hours they choose as long as they discuss it with their managers.

Remote work program

Before the pandemic, we were 40% remote. Today, we’re 90% remote So long as your timezone works for your team, work where you want.

Diversity

Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff

Mandated unconscious bias training

Diversity employee resource groups

ERGs such as: - Black and Brown - Asian Pacific Islanders - LGBTQ+ - Mental Illness Neurodiversity - Allyship - & more

Hiring practices that promote diversity

Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits

Disability insurance

Dental insurance

Stack Overflow covers 100% of the costs of preventative care, including x-rays for you and your family!

Vision insurance

Our vision plan cover you and your family with a $150 credit towards lenses or frames each year for after a $20 copay for an eye exam.

Health insurance

Stack Overflow covers 100% of the medical costs, from prescriptions to copays to major medical events (such as births!) through an employer-funded HRA for you and your family!

Life insurance

Employees are provided a $50,000 life insurance policy, with no premiums associated. If you would like supplemental insurance over and above that, a small amount will be deducted from your paycheck.

Wellness programs

In addition to reimbursing up to $150 per month toward gym memberships or fitness class costs, we host virtual yoga sessions.

Mental health benefits

Stack Overflow partners with Bravely as the first step to getting what employees need to stay engaged, productive, and motivated at work with on-demand confidential professional coaching.

Transgender health care benefits

Abortion travel benefits

Financial & Retirement

401(K)

Stack Overflow provides a Roth IRA and Regular 401(K) options for our employees.

401(K) matching

Stack Overflow matches 100% of employee contributions up to 3% on earnings and 50% of employee contributions between 3% and 5% of earnings. The company match is vested immediately.

Company equity

As Stack Overflow isn’t public, employees are provided stock options upon their start, and then issued more upon later in their tenure for evergreen or promotion grants.

Performance bonus

Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits

Childcare benefits

Stack Overflow allows employees to participate in a DCA (Dependent Care Account), and employees can put up to $5,000 a year pre-taxed toward expenses for day camps, preschool, or au pair fees.

Generous parental leave

For employees who have worked here a year, Stack Overflow provides 16 weeks at 100% pay. This goes for adoptions, too. Upon their return to work, new parents can expense up to $500 for take-out meals.

Family medical leave

Stack Overflow provides 12 weeks of unpaid time, and also 7 days of paid leave per 12-month period in order to provide care for a family member who requires it of the employee.

Adoption Assistance

We assist our employees by offering financial assistance in the adoption of a child. We'll reimburse up to $5,000 to use towards legal expenses, adoption agencies or other adoption professional fees.

Return-to-work program post parental leave

Vacation & Time Off Benefits

Generous PTO

Each US employee at Stack Overflow earns 20 vacation days on a regular accrual schedule per paycheck. Upon reaching the third year of employment, employees earn 25 days per year.

Paid volunteer time

Stack Overflow provides 4 days paid volunteer days per year.

Sabbatical

By each 5th year of employment, they’ve earned dedicated time to relax and reset! Stack Overflow provides 4 weeks of paid time off and 1 week of credit added to your account.

Paid holidays

Stack Overflow provides paid time off on all major federal holidays.

Paid sick days

Stack Overflow has unlimited sick days, though if employees are out more than a consecutive seven days, they could be eligible for Short Term Disability Leave and covered through our insurance.

Bereavement leave benefits

Office Perks

Commuter benefits

Stack Overflow provides $130 toward commuter fees each month. Employees can choose between most NYC public transportation options include a monthly unlimited MetroCard (most common).

Company-sponsored outings

Since so many teams have members who operate across many locations, department meet-ups are typically scheduled annually.

Free daily meals

Stack Overflow provides a wide selection from our partner Cater2.me that delivers delicious and nutritious lunches each day the office is open.

Free snacks and drinks

If lunches weren’t enough for you, Stack Overflow also provides fully stocked pantry shelves ("Snack Overflow"), fresh fruit, fridges, and cabinets for all breakfast and snack needs.

Company-sponsored happy hours

Fitness stipend

Stack Overflow reimburses up to $150 per month toward gym memberships, fitness classes, or equipment costs.

Home-office stipend for remote employees

Remote employees will also be provided with a one-time reimbursable allowance to purchase office furniture, monitor, and computer peripherals.

Professional Development Benefits

Job training & conferences

Each employee is eligible for reimbursement for continuing education, conferences, etc. to advance their skills and knowledge each year.

Tuition reimbursement

Stack Overflow provides reimbursement to employees who have been employed for 6 months with education assistance benefits tax-free each year for undergraduate or graduate courses that qualify.

Promote from within

Continuing education stipend

Continuing education available during work hours

We offer monthly half-days dedicated to employees' professional and skills development time. There are three separate series: personal, professional, and company development days.

Online course subscriptions available

Customized development tracks

Paid industry certifications

Personal development training

Additional Perks + Benefits

We really think about the experiences of our employees and how we can make lives easier. Little things like the remote employee holiday party stipend, or the take out reimbursement for new parents - these are small gestures, but show how we really understand our employees and support them in each aspect of their lives. Stack Overflow truly believes in everyone being able to bring their full selves to work.

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