Software Engineer

Web Design Awards No location line published

About the role

This is a senior remote software engineering role at Web Design Awards, working on the platform behind a curated index of award-winning websites. The engineer will build features spanning the web application, judging tools and marketplace features for hiring and agencies. The role suits someone who wants to own architecture decisions and mentor other engineers in a small team.

What you’ll do

  • Design, build and ship features across the web application, from database to UI
  • Own parts of the codebase including architecture decisions and technical tradeoffs
  • Collaborate with product and design to translate requirements into reliable systems
  • Review code and mentor other engineers
  • Diagnose and resolve performance, scalability and reliability issues in production
  • Participate in technical planning and help set engineering best practices

What they’re looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong command of at least one modern backend language and one modern frontend framework
  • Track record of owning features end-to-end from design through deployment and monitoring
  • Solid understanding of relational databases, APIs and web application architecture
  • Experience working in a fast-moving, small-team environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for distributed teams

Nice to have

  • Experience with performance optimization and web accessibility standards
  • Familiarity with SEO-sensitive, content-heavy or marketplace-style web products
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading small technical initiatives

Questions about this role

Is this role remote?

Yes, it is fully remote.

How many years of experience do I need?

5 or more years of professional software engineering experience.

How this role compares

One of 11 open Senior Software Engineer roles we are tracking today.

Posted 4 days ago, with 3 of the others posted since and 7 still open from before.

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