Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform Team

About Mixbook  

Mixbook is an award-winning design platform giving consumers unrivaled creative freedom to design and share one-of-a-kind stories, transforming the lives of more than 6M people. Today, we are the #1 rated photo book service in the US with 26K 5-star reviews and a profitable, growing business. Customers love Mixbook for our powerful and intuitive editor, superb quality, designer themes, and our fanatical customer service. 

Founded by two Inc 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs from UC Berkeley California, Mixbook has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, TechCrunch, The Verge, Washington Post, New York Times, and many other global media outlets.

Job Description 

Mixbook is a place where far more than just work happens. It’s a place where our team has the opportunity to connect with each other, take creative risks, and engage with our community with the goal of achieving our mission: to empower creativity and deepen human connection. 

We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Engineering & Platform team at Mixbook. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with fellow senior engineers to design, implement, and deploy innovative systems that scale with our growing business and technical needs. Your insights on code architecture and building developer-friendly APIs will be highly valued. 

We prioritize meaningful and highly impactful contributions over busy work, ensuring you are always engaged with what truly matters at any given time. This is the right place and time for anyone seeking the excitement of a start-up but with evolved operations, a great culture, and career enrichment and advancement.

We are seeking candidates based in Moldova, Romania, or neighboring European countries. This position is fully remote for candidates outside Moldova. For candidates based in Moldova, a hybrid work model is available at our office in central Chisinau. The vast majority of our Engineering team is in Moldova, so we’re seeking candidates in nearby countries to enhance team camaraderie within a similar time zone. 

What You’ll Do 

• Work closely with product owners to design, implement, and deploy systems that support our growing technical needs.
• Scale our product using modern technologies such as Ruby on Rails, React, TypeScript, AWS, and Redshift.
• Contribute to system design, architecture, and code reviews, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions.
• Spend 75% of your time coding, with the rest dedicated to team collaboration and technical decision-making.
• Foster strong collaboration within a cross-functional team, including marketing, operations, design, and product management.
• Actively engage in team development initiatives, training sessions, and events to enhance overall team growth and knowledge-sharing.

What You’ll Need 

• 5+ years of web development experience with expertise in back-end programming languages and frameworks.
• Experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails is a strong plus.
• Experience working with databases, including strong SQL skills, database design, and ORM usage.
• Experience working with data tools such as Mixpanel, Segment, GA4, or Optimizely.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (ideally, AWS) is a plus.
• Knowledge of writing a variety of automated tests.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.
• Opinions on code architecture and building developer-friendly APIs.
• General knowledge of front-end programming languages and frameworks.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Intermediate English speaking skills, level B2 or greater.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or another related college degree. 

What You’ll Enjoy 

• Market-Leading Salary and Perks
  • Enjoy a market-leading compensation package that reflects your talent and contributions
• Collaborate in an Inspiring Environment
  • Join a small, agile, and dynamic engineering team that encourages innovation and creativity
• Unlimited PTO and Flexible Work Schedule
  • Embrace a healthy work-life balance with our unlimited paid time off policy and flexible schedule options
• Invest in Your Growth
  • Benefit from personal budgets dedicated to learning and development, enriching your professional and personal journey
• State-of-the-Art Office
  • Work in a high-tech, modern office located in the heart of Chișinău, designed to inspire and enhance productivity (available to candidates based in Moldova or those who are comfortable to occasionally travel to Moldova)

Company Mission

Our mission is to empower people to be creative and connect deeply with the ones they love.  Unlike most growth companies, we have invested deeply in culture. Organizational health is central to our long-term strategy – we believe that when we love our people, they will love our customers, and our customers will love our business.

 We want people to join us who exude our core values: 

• Scrappy (Act like an entrepreneur)
• Caring (Heart of empathy) 
• Craftsmanship (Spirit of excellence)