Software Engineer

Shift4

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of front-end design and development experience in JavaScript, React, CSS, and HTML.
  • Experience with Node.js, NextJS, Typescript, and Git.
  • Familiarity with Unix system administration and shell scripting.
  • Knowledge of unit testing principles with high code coverage; Mocha or Xunit experience is a plus.
  • Proven ability to write clean, modular, maintainable code.
  • Experience in designing and deploying websites, software, or mobile applications.
  • Strong verbal communication skills in English, capable of explaining technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

Responsibilities

  • Write and contribute clean, stable code to enhance the production system.
  • Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
  • Learn and adapt to new programming languages and frameworks.
  • Deploy builds into a continuous integration pipeline with minimal issues.
  • Develop and maintain test cases for various projects, ensuring high code quality.
  • Configure and manage staging and production environments for development.
  • Take ownership of at least one significant project, seeing it through to successful completion.
  • Participate in architecture design for scalable systems and suggest performance improvements.

Benefits

  • Onsite role at Shift4's headquarters in Center Valley, PA, fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Opportunity to work on major projects with a direct impact on production systems.
  • Access to the latest technologies and frameworks as part of continuous learning initiatives.
  • Engagement in a multi-disciplinary team encouraging knowledge sharing and skills development.
  • Potential for career growth in a rapidly expanding global company.
Full Job Description
Overview

Shift4 is expanding globally and seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to contribute to the development and maintenance of Shift4's production systems. This role involves writing clean, modular, and maintainable code, participating in code reviews, deploying builds to a continuous integration pipeline, and owning major projects. As an integral member of the engineering team, the individual will collaborate on architecture design, optimize existing systems, and build scalable applications.

This role is based onsite at Shift4's headquarters in Center Valley, PA.

Responsibilities
  • Contribute stable, well-written code to the production system.
  • Provide detailed feedback for colleagues via code reviews to ensure code quality.
  • Begin learning and understanding new languages or frameworks.
  • Deploy multiple builds to a continuous integration pipeline with minimal issues.
  • Write and maintain test cases for various projects to ensure code quality.
  • Set up and manage staging and production environments for development.
  • Own and deliver at least one major project with successful outcomes.
  • Contribute to architecture design for both large and small-scale systems.
  • Provide feedback on optimization or refactoring for existing systems to improve performance.

Qualifications
  • This is a mid-level role requiring a minimum of 3 years of experience in front-end design and development, including coding in JavaScript, React, CSS, and HTML.
  • Experience with Node.js, NextJS, Typescript, React, Git, Tailwind CSS.
  • Familiarity with Unix system administration and shell scripting.
  • Familiarity with unit testing and high code coverage (Mocha, Xunit experience is a plus).
  • Ability to write modular, maintainable, and clean code.
  • Experience designing, building, and shipping websites, software, and/or mobile apps.
  • Strong communication skills in English with the ability to clearly communicate technical topics to non-technical people.
  • Proven ability to work well in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team environment.
  • Proficiency with Git/GitHub.
  • Ability to learn, adapt, and keep an open mind toward new technologies.

Additional experience that is a plus to have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent preferred.
  • Any relevant certifications (Palantir Foundry, Oracle ERP, PMI, etc.) are beneficial but not required.
  • Experience working with NextJS applications, NodeJS REST APIs, and backend databases.
  • Well-versed in problem-solving, source code management, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

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