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Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

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1 big thing: Axios HQ makes internal comms work. Its mix of communication software, hands-on editorial services, comms leader community, and best practice resource center is built on years of data and research from newsrooms and universities. We help organizations around the world use it — and communicate more effectively with it — to boost staff transparency, engagement, and trust. 

Why it matters: Our Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) will play an integral role in driving the vision for Axios HQ as a standalone SaaS company.

Go deeper: In this role, you will make an impact to Axios HQ through the following responsibilities:

  • Support the creation and evolution of our flagship product, Axios HQ
  • Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code using best practices
  • Drive the development of AI-powered features, leveraging LLMs and data-driven insights to enhance Axios HQ’s capabilities
  • Collaborate with Axios HQ platform, product, and design teams to ensure we quickly ship and iterate on high-quality products
  • Mentor and coach members of the team through pair-programming and empathetic code review
  • Stay up to date with industry trends and advise the team on best practices to implement
  • Implement secure systems
  • Routinely optimize application code for performance and scale optimizations
  • Conceptualize and implement solutions for data storage
  • Maintain highly available systems

The details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Axios HQ’s mission and values - raise the bar, stay curious, be inclusive, always, and champion each other - and have the following skills/experience:

  • 7+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
  • Experience working with technologies like Python, React + JavaScript/TypeScript, Django, FastAPI, Celery
  • Experience with scaling an API platform
  • Experience building data pipelines. Experience with AWS Kinesis/Athena is a plus.
  • Able to recommend simpler implementation approaches that will help the team move quickly
  • Preferred experience: building LLM applications, especially using evals to maintain and improve performance of the application
  • Preferred experience Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, PostgreSQL

Don’t forget: 

  • Axios HQ believes in fair and equitable pay. Base salary for this role is in the range of $145,000 – $170,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills.
  • Health insurance (options include 100% paid for individuals, 75% for families)
  • Fertility and family planning coverage
  • Primary caregiver 12-week paid parental leave
  • 401K, plus company match
  • Tele-mental health services
  • Generous vacation policy, plus company holidays
  • Monthly work-from-home stipend
  • Company equity
  • A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
  • Annual learning and development stipend

 

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