What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Software Engineer position at The Knot Worldwide?
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM :
The Knot Worldwide is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join the TKWW Vendor Experience team. This Lead Software Engineer will play an important role in supporting large portions of our B2B Vendor Experience, including playing a pivotal role in evaluating and building new features in conjunction with product and design partners, working with the team to implement standards and improvements that increase site reliability and feature velocity, as well as fixing bugs, and communicating the status of tickets and fixes to various stakeholders, and helping to ensure the experience presented to our users is the very best it can be!
The Lead Software Engineer will work cross-functionally alongside Product and Design to ideate and build best in class services and internal tools that support the company's goals, as well as uplevel our technical processes and ensure we're following best-in-class practices. Our product and engineering teams work closely together at every phase of product development from research and inception to release and maintenance, and the Lead Engineer will be a core part of this.
The Knot WorldWide is the leading wedding marketplace in over 16 countries, providing couples with a personalized experience that guides them through the entire wedding planning journey, and connecting them with local small businesses who can help them fulfill their wedding vision.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Leverage skills and experience to implement product features that are well architected, tested, and understandable.
- Actively participate in the ideation and execution of product roadmap, architecture discussions, and Agile planning.
- Work closely with product and design partners to deliver value to users and business partners
- Collaborate in cross-team initiatives, advocating for long term technical goals and efficiencies
- Actively participate and lead cross-team technical discussions and decision making in a pragmatic and collaborative manner
- Produce well-tested, extensible code that serves up to 5M requests per day
- Follow best practices surrounding testing, continuous integration, code standards, etc, and help create frameworks to ensure and enable the team to do the same
- Develop test strategies and write unit / functional tests to ensure that we can move quickly and maintain a great user experience while doing so
- Ensure technical KPIs around application maintenance, performance and resiliency are met
- Provide mentorship to more junior members of the team
SUCCESSFUL LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER CANDIDATES HAVE :
About Us
At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU :
WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US :
We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.
To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.
We are seeking applicants residing in the Central or Eastern US time zones to facilitate effective communication with the company's headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD.
US Notice : The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
About the Team
WHAT WE DO MATTERS :
Here at The Knot Worldwide, we believe in doing work that matters. In more than 16 countries around the world, The Knot Worldwide's leading family of brands-including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas, The Bash, The Bump, and more-help people take celebration planning from inspiration to action. When you join our global team, you'll be a part of a diverse group of individuals passionate about serving and enabling our communities to celebrate the moments that make us.
