Senior API Software Engineer

We want you to help us take WordPress, Simplenote, Tumblr, WooCommerce and other native apps for Android and iOS to the next level. We want people to be able to blog, post, and manage their site or shop wherever they are, taking advantage of the things that make our mobile devices our most important ones, such as media and notifications. We work closely with multi-functional product teams to improve the WordPress, Tumblr and WooCommerce experience on phones and tablets — both the apps and their underlying APIs and systems.

About you:

• You are highly collaborative and you love participating in code reviews and discussions about architecture or design.
• You are passionate about and accomplished in Android or iOS software development; in particular, Kotlin and Swift experience are a definite plus.
• You are knowledgeable about design patterns and testability; experience with Espresso, performance testing and unit testing is very welcome.
• You are thoughtful about product design, with good user experience instincts.

How do we work?

• We’re kind to each other and our users – we strive to build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture of cohesive teams focused on delivering value to our customers.
• We work as a global and distributed workforce resulting in a unique way of working built around our creed.
• We offer flexible work arrangements allowing our team members to work when they feel best.
• We open-source! We’re cool with open-sourcing everything except passwords, or secret keys.
• We ship often, deploying many times daily with the help of peer code review, continuous integration, and our global workforce in over 70 countries.
• We welcome collaboration, and you can be involved in any discussion across our many communication channels.

Extra credit:

• Experience with React Native development.
• UI design skills and knowledge of platform design specifications.
• PHP, WordPress, and REST API backend programming experience.
• Data analysis experience, and understanding of how analytics can influence product decisions.
• Knowledge of tooling and build systems.
• Open source contributions, particularly involvement in open source (or other) communities.

Speaking of interests and skills, here are some areas in which you can grow and have further impact in the future at the company:

• Leadership – we offer a variety of leadership options to those who have interest, including becoming a team lead and managing releases.
• Learning and development – we have a generous personal development budget and encourage you to grow your skills through courses, books and conferences.
• Architecture – we encourage developers to develop expertise in the systems they work with, guide their evolution and mentor other developers working on them.
• Engineering effectiveness – we believe in helping other developers become more effective through tools, practices, cross-team collaborations, and process improvements.