Senior Backend Software Engineer

Job Description

The Company

Since 2012, GROWERS has worked to push technology in the ag industry forward. Our vision is to put easy-to-use technology in the hands of every farmer, advisor, and buyer in the industry. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, the GROWERS team is made up of some of the best and brightest data scientists, developers, and business professionals. We strive to build and maintain a culture of individuals who think like owners, are humble, and are inspired by our customers. Our employees are our greatest asset as we know that we will win with people. Every individual on our team owns our success. We are powered and supported by ICL Group(NYSE:ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company that creates impactful solutions for humanity’s sustainability challenges in the global food, agriculture, and industrial markets. Diverse teams make better products. If you move fast, embrace technology, are customer-focused, and are willing to handle challenges in an innovative company, GROWERS might just be your next journey.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who is a problem solver, willing to always question the current approach and be looking for better ways to solve the problem.

Position Summary

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Building and deploying performant, scalable, maintainable, and secure API services to support our web and mobile application (React/React Native frontends, Express backend, Postgres database)

Providing input into architectural decisions to ensure quality, stability and performance of all team deliverables

Problem-solving and offering solutions as you approach the team’s user stories

Identifying and implementing enhancements to continually improve our delivery process

Be open to discussing and honing approaches for our team to improve our working practices

Fostering an environment of continuous improvement

Collaborating with Product Owners and business stakeholders to identify requirements and gather feedback in a fast-moving environment

Supporting and mentoring team members to share knowledge and help your team

Requirements

5+ years professional experience with software development

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience

Familiarity with TypeScript and a strong understanding of statically typed languages.

Ability to take on, understand, modify, and improve the code base using industry established design patterns

Ability to write understandable, maintainable, and testable code

Experience with database access frameworks and object relational mappers such as Sequelize and ActiveRecord

Understanding of SQL, including efficient data access patterns and debugging tools.

Desire to work in a small agile team and participate in cross-functional collaboration

Ability to communicate well and work directly with customers

What will set you apart:

Experience with TypeScript and a strong grasp of structural typing

Experience with React, React-Native, and Redux

Experience with Docker or AWS

Benefits

Growers is committed to offering you a comprehensive set of benefits to empower you and your family physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. The benefits we offer to our diverse and inclusive workforce include:

Competitive base pay

Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits that start quickly – the first of the month after hire

Tax-advantaged health savings and spending accounts (when applicable)

Wellness Incentive Program to lower your health insurance cost

Generous Leave and FMLA policies

Prescription program that provides most generic maintenance medications at no cost (including Insulin products & EpiPens)

401k eligibility from day one of employment with a generous company matching contribution. 100% vested after one year of service

Employee Assistance Program

Student Loan Assistance

Free membership to a program that offers various discounts for travel, entertainment, groceries, and much more