About us

Brightfire is the biggest consumer marketing technology company you’ve never heard of. Our success is rooted in profitability, hiring top talent, and sharing growth rewards with our team.

We specialize in building and operating a diverse network of consumer-facing websites, including prominent job-search platforms. Our expertise lies in creating effective connections between consumers and advertisers across multiple verticals such as job opportunities, educational resources, and clinical trials. We are a small, rapidly growing firm looking for an enthusiastic and talented individual who thrives on having a lot of responsibility. Compensation is highly competitive; benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, 401(k) with employer contributions, and generous vacation.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Software Engineer to join our development team. As a full stack engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the applications that handle 50,000 users per day across a number of consumer verticals. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with 10 years of experience who is passionate about building scalable and robust web solutions.

You will be part of a growing, high-impact team. You will be empowered and expected to own your decisions, the outcomes of which will be critical to the success and growth of the company.

Responsibilities

• Understand the business and independently develop technical requirements
• Act as a technical lead and architect on a fast-growing engineering team
• Front-End Development: Implement responsive and intuitive user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Back-End Development: Design and develop server-side components using technologies like Node.js, Python, Ruby, or Java, and integrate them with front-end systems.
• Database Management: Design and optimize database schemas, write efficient SQL queries, and work with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• API Development: Build and maintain robust RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services to enhance application functionality.
• Testing and Debugging: Build unit tests, write automated test cases, and troubleshoot issues across the application stack to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other software engineers to gather requirements, provide technical insights, and ensure smooth project execution.
• Research and Innovation: Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in web development and propose innovative solutions to enhance our products.
• Work within timelines, cultivating a bias toward action while learning to balance a sense of ownership, accountability, and timelines
• Communicate effectively with technical peers

Requirements

• 10 years of Software development experience delivering web services software.
• Full-Stack Expertise: Proven track record in full-stack web development, designing scalable and maintainable applications.
• Architectural Skills: Proficiency in software architecture and design patterns for scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Performance and Security: Expertise in performance optimization and implementing web application security.
• Leadership and Mentorship: Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, promoting best practices and code quality.
• Austin, Texas based or willing to relocate.

Benefits

Brightfire hires incredibly talented and driven people who make us better. We strive to create an amazing workplace by investing in our employees. From our no-cost, fully paid medical/dental/vision benefits, and our unlimited PTO - we value your wellbeing. And with employee profit sharing and 401(k) with 3% employer contribution (no matching required), we are dedicated to your future.