Software Engineer II @ Tilt Team: Engineering

Tilt (check us out here) is looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Leave Experience team and help us scale our product by independently delivering high-quality features, improving technical systems, and collaborating deeply with cross-functional partners. This position is a full-time role reporting to the 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.

Job Description: Roles & Responsibilities

• Independently build and deliver medium-sized features and projects that align with business goals by breaking down complex tasks, estimating effort, and delivering reliably with support from senior engineers.
• Improve system reliability and maintainability by reducing bugs and technical debt
• Actively engage in product and engineering discussions and team cadences such as stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, offering thoughtful feedback and driving improvements.
• Write maintainable, well-documented code and participate in code reviews that promote shared learning and respectful feedback.
• Participates in sharing knowledge and provide guidance to developers with less experience in domains or areas of the codebase where they have knowledge 
• Identify and communicate risks, bugs, or roadblocks early and clearly, collaborating with stakeholders to identify and implement solutions.
• Escalate architectural or cross-team concerns to senior engineers and, when needed, to product, design, and engineering leadership.
• Own specific product components and demonstrate improvements over time
• Participate in our on-call rotation to help manage engineering escalations and ensure system reliability.

You’re a great fit if: 

• You’ve independently delivered full-stack features from design to deployment in production systems, leveraging Python/Django on the backend and React on the frontend.
• You work independently and deliver projects on time with minimal oversight by effectively time-boxing your efforts and proactively seeking help when needed to stay unblocked.
• You consistently write high-quality code and are skilled at breaking down complex problems
• You bring high levels of empathy to your work, mentoring and collaborating with teammates thoughtfully while connecting deeply with Tilt’s mission.
• You are comfortable working in ambiguous environments and help figure things out
• You are comfortable using many systems at once and can learn software quickly
• You are fearlessly flexible and curious and you thrive in an environment where we don’t have all the answers
• You have experience working in startups and/or B2B SaaS environments

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 $135,000 - $150,000 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. 

Remote Work & Flexibility 

We are a fully remote company. 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?