Software Engineer- Data

Kipsu, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A software development company in Minneapolis seeks a Software Engineer to design and develop applications. This mid-senior level position demands 2-5 years of experience and expertise in data engineering and Agile practices. Competitive compensation along with excellent benefits is offered.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

Unlimited vacation time

Life insurance

Flex spending account

Commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Passion for designing, building, delivering, and supporting software.
• Experience with data analytics and data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy software applications.
• Participate in peer reviews and pair programming.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.

Skills

Software development

Agile methodologies

Data engineering

Database management

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Amazon RedShift

Job description

Overview

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This range is provided by Kipsu. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$62,000.00/yr - $87,000.00/yr

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support world-class software across a range of tech stacks in a SaaS environment
• Use design patterns, best practices, and the right mix of object oriented and functional programming techniques to solve complex business problems
• Bring working knowledge in agile software development to a cross functional delivery team
• Use source code management and devops tools and practices in your day to day engineering work
• Participate in peer reviews, pair programming, workshops, and learn best-in-class development practices
• Join our Data practice - a team of engineers empowering data-driven decision-making and innovation at Kipsu through data engineering
• Help us maintain 24/7 SLAs by occasionally (2-3 weeks/yr) being on call for after hours support
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs and production issues while minimizing downtime to customers
• Help advance our standard of excellence in engineering practices
• Liaison with stakeholders inside and outside of Kipsu in day to day work
• Ask thoughtful and relevant questions to analysts and other business stakeholders in order to better solve the problem at hand
• Attend external customer meetings to design and troubleshoot technical solutions
• Make improvements to modules/libraries/services and go out of your way to help others learn from it
• Proactively document and share knowledge to enable others to learn, improve, and achieve

What We’re Looking For

• 2-5 years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Passion for designing, building, delivering, and supporting world-class software
• Experience and continued desire to delve deep into data through database engines, data engineering, data warehousing, data analytics
• Experience with DBMSs such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon RedShift
• Ability to participate within scaled day to day Agile environment
• A desire not just to work within the existing status quo, but rather a true drive to be a "builder" and shape a modern stack that is critical to our business
• A deliberate delivery mindset and attention to detail
• An ability to partner with client-facing teammates to help create insights out of information
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• A willingness to help mentality where “not my job” is not part of the vocabulary
• Ability to appropriately manage individual and team workload, escalations, and roadblocks
• Persistence in reaching your goals, even when you’ve run into some obstacles along the way

What Makes Kipsu Different

• We’re a solid, stable company, and we enthusiastically embrace our founding startup spirit– everyone pitching in and working to the same goals.
• Our culture– We have a team of highly motivated colleagues who are all in it together. We all succeed as one, and we all learn from our mistakes holding our interdependence in high regard.
• Our unique philosophy– we bootstrapped this company ourselves and are in it for the long-term. There is a distinct sense of purpose and ownership at Kipsu as we do things on our own terms.
• Remarkable growth– with nearly a decade of advancement, we continue to accelerate. It’s an exciting time to be here.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $75,000-$95,000/yr.

We are proud to offer a competitive suite of benefits including: health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401K with a company match, unlimited/responsible vacation time, life insurance, flex spending account, and commuter benefits.

Compliance and Equality

One last thing – At Kipsu, we believe that our values, success, and future as a leader in our industry require a vibrant and diverse workforce. This is one of the many challenges we seek to solve, and we are intentional and active in recruiting talent of all identities and building an environment that is inclusive of all backgrounds. We need your contribution to our team. Please consider rolling up your sleeves and joining us on our journey.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development