VSCO

Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

San Francisco, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Biotechnology, Photography, Social MediaIndustries

About VSCO

VSCO (pronounced vis–co) is a platform that equips photographers with the tools, community, and exposure they need to expand creatively and professionally. VSCO maintains a rich and authentic creative environment that serves photographers at all levels – preserving a home for creative opportunity, inspiration, and connection. Our mission is to nurture creativity so you can make it. We empower photographers to connect with other creatives and businesses with our suite of creative tools that spans from mobile to desktop and across our global community.

We are looking for people who are driven and demonstrate initiative in taking our company mission to the next level. Employees here have the opportunity to make a big impact, and believe that when we build together, we achieve stronger outcomes than we could alone.

We’re proud to foster diverse perspectives within VSCO as we continue to build an inclusive and innovative culture.

Here are some of the traits we expect from all VSCOnauts:

  • Modest Overachiever: You exemplify a growth-mindset and seek feedback as fuel for growth. You are driven to excel in service of the whole, reaching beyond your immediate path.
  • Winner’s Mindset: Beyond an intrinsic motivation to succeed, you have the grit and determination critical to preserve in spite of obstacles. You persist with purpose, balancing ambition with empathy and optimism.
  • Ownership with Impact: You show up and stay in it, driving progress over perfection. You don’t wait to be told, you take initiative in ways that lift others and build lasting impact.
  • Force Multiplier: You have deep skills and know how to scale knowledge to make our team better. You are a team catalyst and create momentum through collaboration.
  • Rigorous Focus on Outcomes: You keep the bar high and embrace the future. You prioritize what matters most for our mission, leading with clarity, discipline, and care.

Our values and high performance traits are critical pillars to our team culture and shape the way we hire.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, to write and release software which will continue to shape the foundations of the VSCO Server and Web domains. You will contribute to and influence existing product OKRs through end-to-end ownership and deep understanding of the broader vision for VSCO.

We are looking for humble overachievers and self-starters who are naturally curious, highly organized, and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. We foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, ambition, and progress.

The Day to Day

  • Write, review, and maintain code primarily in PHP 8, HTML, CSS, React, and TypeScript.
  • Use our custom strictly-typed PHP framework to create new MVC pages, asynchronous background jobs, and API endpoints.
  • Augment the initial PHP output with responsive React components.
  • Create responsive and accessible web front-ends with a mobile-first mindset.
  • Create PHPUnit or Codeception tests for new features or fixes.
  • Design and build highly-scaled backend services and systems
  • Collaborate with other engineers on the team to solve difficult and exciting distributed system design and implementation problems
  • Build clean, testable, maintainable, and idiomatic code, and drive the team forward in relation to code quality
  • Identify and fix issues to improve scalability, performance, and simplicity of our systems
  • Lead initiatives and collaborate with Product Management, Data Science, Design, Engineering, and Research teams

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in a full time Engineering role.
  • Deep command of technology: PHP 8, CSS, HTML.
  • Experience building responsive front-ends for the web.
  • Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, especially React and TypeScript
  • Good understanding of modern design patterns
  • Familiarity and/or experience with asynchronous messaging mechanisms (e.g. Kafka)

Skills

Software Engineering
Full-Stack Development
Creative Tools
Mobile Development
Desktop Development
Community Building
Growth Mindset
Collaboration
Problem-Solving

VSCO

Photo and video editing platform

About VSCO

VSCO offers a platform for photo and video editing, providing users with premium presets and quality editing tools. The editing process allows users to enhance their images and videos with various filters and adjustments, making it easy to achieve a professional look. What sets VSCO apart from other editing apps is its strong focus on community and creativity, encouraging users to share their work and connect with others. The goal of VSCO is to nurture creativity, enabling users to express themselves through their visual content.

Oakland, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2011Year Founded
$68.1MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Stock options
Flexible time off
401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
Paid sick leave

Risks

Emerging competitors like Tezza threaten VSCO's market share with innovative features.
Introducing ads may alienate VSCO's core user base valuing an ad-free experience.
Recent layoffs could hinder VSCO's ability to innovate and stay competitive.

Differentiation

VSCO offers a unique ad-free platform for creative self-expression.
The VSCO Hub connects photographers with brands, similar to LinkedIn for creatives.
VSCO's innovative editing tools include infrared filters and object removal features.

Upsides

Growing demand for user-friendly editing tools boosts VSCO's market potential.
VSCO Hub aligns with the trend of creator marketplaces connecting brands and creators.
New editing features enhance user experience, attracting more subscribers.

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