Software Engineer, Checkout

Job Description

The Checkout team is responsible for a pivotal part of the business, that crucial moment as customers decide to trust the business and make a purchase. We help enable millions of dollars a day in transactions across countries, languages and currencies. We code primarily in PHP and Javascript and work on cross-functional teams along with Product, Design and Analytics. You'll need to think hard about user experience, database transactions, performance, stability, metrics, and what it takes to move fast and iterate in a world full of sensitive user data. It's an exciting and fun environment with the opportunity to effect massive growth on an Etsy-sized scale.

This is a full-timeposition reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager. This person will be located (eventually) inBrooklyn, NY OR we are considering remote candidates based in the U.S.for this position. Etsy offers three different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team: Flex mode for candidates who are comfortable traveling to an office location 2+ times per week, Remote mode, and Office-based mode. Learn more about our flexible work modes and vaccination policy here.

Qualifications

You're an engineer who can turn ideas into extremely fast and reliable code that other people - or you, six months into the future - will find easy to comprehend and modify. You believe in Etsy's vision of a human-driven economy, and are passionate about building the products that enable that economy.

• Are an experienced engineer focused on around 70% back-end and 30% front-end coding in PHP & JavaScript or similar codebases
• Care as much about building great products as you do writing phenomenal code.
• Have a knack for organization and breaking down large problems into smaller ones.
• Can be autonomous and self-disciplined.
• Strong database experience, especially around scaling applications. You can spin yarns about how you've done this right and wrong at your previous jobs. And we'll give bonus points if you can actually spin yarn.
• Understanding of the various aspects involved in running a large-scale website.
• Help others around you grow as developers and be successful.
• Enjoy learning about and interacting with the people who use your product.

Additional Information

Many Etsy roles are open to remote candidates, and you'll be able to identify which ones within the location header of each job description. We’re open to remote hires from all U.S. states except Hawaii and Alaska. For candidates who will work remotely from Colorado, visit this link for information related to Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.