Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.
Company Description
Reverb is the largest online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new, used, and vintage musical instruments. Since launching in 2013, Reverb has grown into a vibrant community of buyers and sellers all over the world. By focusing on inspiring content, price transparency, musician-focused eCommerce tools, a music-savvy customer service team, and more, Reverb has created an online destination where the global music community can connect over the perfect piece of music gear.We believe that music makes the world a better place, which is why our mission is to make the world more musical.
Through Reverb Gives, a portion of every sale provides youth music education programs across the world with instruments they need to make music.
About Engineering at Reverb
We build primarily in Ruby/Rails, Python, Go and React, but we value identifying the right language/framework for the job. We believe in fast feedback cycles, pragmatic code, continuous deployment, and validating our ideas in production as soon as we can.Our teams are highly collaborative and empowered to make a better experience for our customers. We rely on our ability to work as a team and incorporate different perspectives in order to ship meaningful and impactful software to our users.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for working within a product squad alongside other engineers, product managers and design teammates. This is a full-time position reporting to an Engineering Manager. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, andour competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. For this role, we are considering candidates based in Mexico who are either remote, flex, or office-based.
Etsy and Reverb offer different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more about our flexible work options and workplace safety policieshere.
Here are the qualities we look for in our potential hires:
Product ownership
– we are not just software engineers. At Reverb, you’ll be encouraged to follow the performance of features you release, talk to product and design, fix bugs, and understand your impact on the business.
Self-motivation
– taking the initiative to get things done by finding ways around potential roadblocks and proactively working with other team members to find right-sized solutions.
Learning and Teaching
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you are someone who likes to participate in code reviews and mentor other engineers directly. You also enjoy new challenges and learning new things to help you do your work more effectively.
What does the day-to-day look like?
Translating business requirements into code!
Collaborating with other engineers, designers and product managers throughout your work
Pairing, mentoring and learning from friendly and talented engineers
Quantifying results through experimentation at a scale
Identifying tech debt and refactoring opportunities
Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.
Requirements:
2+ years of professional experience with web technologies and applicable RDBMSes. ( We mainly use Ruby on Rails, Typescript, and Postgres ).
Solid understanding of your chosen languages and frameworks, but curiosity and ability to ramp up on new technologies quickly when called for.
Experience with unit testing (whether TDD, BDD, or spike it first and test it later) and a desire to push everyone to do better.
Great communication skills and the desire to collaborate across departments and with customers.
Experience with financial operations (accounting, banking systems, CSVs) - huge plus!
Experience with ElasticSearch, Redis, Docker - pluses.
Additional Information
At Reverb, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant and resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Reverb is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
We know that the impostor syndrome and confidence gap are real. Please do not hesitate to apply!
Additional Information
What's NextIf you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.Our PromiseAt Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply.
Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.
