Senior Software Engineer (Lead)

Aspire is the influencer marketing platform empowering ecommerce brands to build and cultivate influential communities of influencers, ambassadors, affiliates, customers, and more. Brands using Aspire can discover authentic partners, streamline relationships, scale their programs, and measure true business impact — regardless of where they are in their influencer marketing journey. 

Aspire is trusted by Glossier, Dyson, Newell, Outer, Brooklinen, and over 400 additional customers. Investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Pear.vc, and more. For more information, visit www.aspire.io.

We’re growing across the board - and we're looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Lead) to join our distributed remote Engineering team! With a strong focus on growth and personal development, Aspire is the perfect place to develop your skills in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment. 

We're looking for an experienced product-driven developer that wants to help us build innovative solutions to support the ongoing success of great brands and their communities across the world. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll work closely with product managers, designers and fellow engineers as a technical leader for critical areas of our product and codebase. You can expect to lead large-scale features and projects on our web applications while working with an open and collaborative team.

• Languages/Frameworks: NodeJS, React, Typescript, Python, GraphQL, Django
• Database: PostgreSQL (Google Cloud SQL), Google Cloud Datastore, Algolia
• Testing: Jest, Playwright, React Testing Library
• Monitoring: Datadog, Rollbar, Google Error Monitoring, Stackdriver Logging
• Infrastructure/Systems: Docker, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Cloud Tasks, Auth0
• Development Tools: Github, Jira, VS Code, Storybook

• Leading major projects to build user-facing features on our new platform to solve customer problems and drive user engagement and satisfaction
• Partnering with product managers, designers, and other team members to understand our users and improve their experience with the product
• Influencing your team’s technical strategy, software architecture and product strategy
• Advocating for ways to drive impact for our customers and to improve our technical foundations

• 5+ years experience building software applications
• Highly motivated to build and improve products and codebases
• Expertise with building web applications and familiarity with both backend and frontend challenges
• A true team-player; someone that looks for opportunities to collaborate and mentor
• Experience with advocating for engineering best practices and ability to lead technical designs

• Have an interest in marketing, social media, e-commerce, or photo and video content creation
• Developed APIs and systems that support third party integrations
• Have familiarity with analytics products, CRM products, social media and/or marketing technology

• Global Perks & Benefits
• $100/month Wellness & Internet
• Personalized growth plans
• $2500 annual education credits
• Unlimited PTO (flexible vacation policy)
• $400 equipment/remote setup budget
• US Only
• * 401k Plan
• * Health, vision, dental Insurance

Aspire is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Please apply to this role if you feel you are a good fit, regardless of your race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other perceived limiting factor. We welcome applicants from all walks of life.