Senior Software Engineer (ca-remote)

This is a remote role in CA

GENERAL SUMMARY

K&L is seeking a versatile Senior Software Engineer who can contribute to all areas of our .Net + React web stack. As a critical member of our tight-knit engineering team, your projects will range from truly innovative greenfield initiatives to high-impact enhancements that better equip our existing tools to meet modern demands.

You will thrive at K&L if you are adaptable, curious, and self-starting. We look for engineers with a pragmatic and simple design sense and put trust in them to do their best work. Specifically, this means you’ll have the freedom to ship quickly and often, own your projects end to end, and be supported by leadership that understands the value of tech debt initiatives. We strive for a low process environment - one where engineers can collaborate directly with stakeholders and draw a straight line between their work and real-world results.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop clean, maintainable software systems using modern web programming languages and cloud architectures.
• Make efficient use of best practices, design patterns, 3rd party solutions and libraries to keep our systems simple and maintainable.
• Collaborate with teammates in code review, planning sessions, design discussions, and other forums.
• Proactively identify (and build consensus around) areas to improve code, processes, and products.
• Work with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders on solutions, taking full ownership of implementation: code, testing, deployment, and post-deployment monitoring.
• Investigate incidents and develop features while implementing pragmatic solutions that leave the system better than you found it.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or relevant experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated technical ownership of at least one complex project end-to-end.
• Proven experience contributing to projects that utilize:
  • Proven experience contributing to projects that utilize:
  • Backend .Net systems
  • Modern front-end technologies like Typescript/JavaScript and React
  • Cloud-based architecture (Azure preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to support legacy systems while designing and implementing maintainable software.
• Knowledge of coding best practices such as single responsibility, don’t repeat yourself, code readability, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to propose, assess, and communicate design tradeoffs, especially in the context of existing systems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience leading, planning, and executing unsupervised projects.
• Experience with React Native.
• Familiarity working with continuous deployment, feature flagging, experimentation, and funnels.
• Proven ability to modernize legacy systems with an understanding of when and where to make these investments.
• Experience working collaboratively to improve code, processes, and products.
• Experience working on e-commerce solutions.
• Experience building critical staff-facing tools.

BENEFITS

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance - K&L pays 100% of individual premium
• 401k plan, with company contribution
• 3 weeks of paid time off per year – time off accrual increases at 5 years of service
• 8 paid holidays
• Generous product discount
• Weekly staff tasting and sales training; exposure to world-class products and producers

K&L Wine Merchants is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by law.