Full-stack Software Engineer

About the Role As a Software Engineer, you’ll work directly with our Product teams to build and scale services and features to enhance the Shopping experience on Houzz. We are looking for someone who is self-directed, independent, and has experience owning complete products and features. Our tech stack includes React, Node, GraphQL, Java, Python, AWS, GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, MySQL, Lucene/Solr, Redis, Kafka, Docker and more. Your work will directly impact millions of users around the world. This is a unique opportunity to work in a start-up environment with the backing of a larger organization.

What You’ll Do

• Take high level ideas and transforming them into live products, used by millions of homeowners and professionals from around the world
• Build features for all parts of our web application, its libraries, widgets and custom features
• Work cross-functionally across engineering, product, and design teams

At a Minimum, We’d Like You to Have

• Proficiency in backend engineering, with an understanding of web stack programming, from schema design to building services and integrating them in user-facing interfaces
• A desire to build an engaging consumer experience
• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent
• 4+ years of experience

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Independence, self-direction and experience owning complete products and features
• Experience developing consumer facing features for millions of consumers
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases and Lucene/Solr
• Comfort working on fast paced, data-driven projects
• 6+ years experience