Staff Software Engineer @ Tilt

Salary, Exempt - Remote (USA)

Tilt (check us out here) is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Eligibility and Pay team and help us scale our business by guiding the architecture, interfaces and technologies to be used in our systems. This position is a full-time role reporting to our Engineering Manager. We want you to be successful here at Tilt! Below is a description of your role and responsibilities, including the things you will be held accountable for and the virtues, behaviors and competencies that are expected for this role. 

Responsibilities will include:

• Architect scalable and maintainable solutions, while driving important testing methodologies and quality assurance best practices.
• Collaborate across teams to align dependencies, ensure cohesion, and guide projects from conception to delivery.
• Be an owner and expert, leading through coding in the server-side Django codebase, ensuring reliability, availability, and adherence to quality principles.
• Set technical direction and define architectural tradeoffs, regularly communicating and ensuring alignment through documentation and collaborative planning.
• Ability to seamlessly transition between tasks and prioritize workload according to business priorities, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability
• Review and approve technical design documents, ensuring adherence to architectural standards.
• Mentor engineers of all levels, fostering a positive, collaborative environment that promotes continuing learning, growth, and technical excellence.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years of experience developing strategic systems architecture plans with deep Python/Django expertise.
• Proven ability to quickly ramp up on new systems and demonstrate a willingness to learn and adapt.
• Strong proficiency in software design principles and technical documentation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, promoting best practices and fostering a positive team culture.
• Passion for continuous learning, problem-solving, and staying up-to-date with emerging technologies.

You’re a great fit if 😍

• You work well in a team, appreciate diverse perspectives, and feel strongly aligned with our mission.
• You thrive in ambiguous environments and are comfortable using multiple systems at once.
• You’re fearlessly flexible, curious, and love challenges.
• You have experience with payments systems.
• You have experience working with a startup and/or with a B2B SaaS business.

Virtues/Competencies:

1. Health & Family First 

• You balance work and personal life effectively 
• You get things done at a pace consistent with the business needs
• You show up and are reliable 
• You encourage others to put their health and family first 

2. Autonomy + Team. Always 

• You are highly organized and can manage multiple priorities and deadlines at once
• You are focused on scale and building - you understand that pace is equally as important as quality 

3. Be Curious 

• When you don’t have all of the answers, you dig in and ask questions 
• You don’t let negative assumptions drive your actions and instead assume positive intent and find truth 
• You are intentional in discovering the paths of self development Tilt has to offer and seek out opportunities to engage in professional growth 

4. Love Our Customers 

• You show empathy and compassion; you strive to meet people where they are to offer maximum support 

5. Fearlessly Flexible 

• You go with the flow and deal with (lots) of ambiguity 
• You’re not afraid to work without clear direction

Total Compensation 💰

The projected annual salary range is $175-185k USD plus stock options (ISOs), because we believe everyone should have some stake in our business. We are people-first and this ain’t some PR jazz, we truly give a damn about our peeps! 

Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits paid at 100% for all employees and 50% for dependents. 
• 401k + match (100% match on the first 3%, 50% match on the next 2%) 
• $100 monthly to spend on “What Matters Most”
• Responsible Time Off - take what you need, when you need it! 

More about our amazing Perks and Benefits can be found here! 

More about Tilt

Tilt’s mission is big: make leave not suck. We are building a product that makes it easy for people to switch between work and life. If you join us, you’ll be part of a fearless band of humans helping employers balance empathy with economics. We’re changing the status quo and it’s hard. You should know that now. You should also know that joining Tilt means the opportunity to be a change-maker. We’re thinkers, doers, revolutionaries, dreamers, get shit done-ers, and bold enough to tackle a really complex space. We are a post series A company that has raised $20 million to date.

Remote Work & Flexibility 🌸

We are a fully remote company with team mates across varying time zones. Our team has found that we work best PST to EST. We are committed to being fearlessly flexible and ensuring that all employees are set up and have the autonomy to do their best work, as well as have the balance to care for their health, family and life outside of work. Overall, we trust our team and are focused on outcomes not outputs. 

Equal Opportunity Employer  🌏

We celebrate and support our differences. We believe in the power of equality which is why we are an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Tilt is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications related to their professional competence. Tilt does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law. We comply with all applicable national, state, and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity.

You must be authorized to work in the US. 

So what do you say? Do you want to join our team?