Software Engineer II - Hybrid

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-time Location Type: Hybrid (International remote possible with 3-4 hours overlap with GMT -4) Salary: $92,000 - $156,000 (Pay Transparency Range)

Company Information

BigCommerce is a SaaS leader disrupting the e-commerce industry, empowering fast-growing, mid-market businesses to build intuitive and engaging online stores. Our mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of growth. We are passionate about growing our employees' careers and providing an incredible experience as we expand globally.

Makeswift, acquired by BigCommerce in 2023, is on a mission to build the best tool for creative minds to bring their ideas to the world. We combine the experience of a smooth design tool with the infrastructure for production-ready websites built from live components. Our vision is to foster a component ecosystem that bridges the gap between developers and designers.

Position Overview

We are looking for an engineer to join our small, highly collaborative Makeswift team. This role will focus on building multiple features to improve team workflows, including version control systems, commenting, and custom roles/permissions. You will also have the opportunity to work on our open-source runtime, which powers visual editing with Next.js, and contribute to rethinking APIs for new features like React Server Components. A key focus will be on improving existing and developing new back-end services to power our builder and public APIs, with an emphasis on API performance and reliability as we scale.

Responsibilities

• Build features that improve team workflows such as version control, commenting, and custom roles/permissions.
• Contribute to the open-source runtime powering visual editing with Next.js.
• Rethink APIs to support new features like React Server Components.
• Develop and improve back-end services for the builder and public APIs.
• Focus on API performance and reliability.
• Consider business implications and balance quality, speed, and the bottom line in all work.

Requirements

• Who You Are:
  • Detail-oriented.
  • Takes extreme ownership.
  • Thrives in fast-paced environments.
  • Enjoys working with a product-led team.
  • Has strong opinions but is open to change.
  • Values a healthy work-life balance.
  • Able to learn new technologies as needed, viewing them as tools.
  • Considers business implications of work.
• Education:
  • Preferred: Minimum Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, SW, CE, MIS, or equivalent experience.
  • Alternatively, completion of a comprehensive software engineering boot camp.

Bonus Skills

• TypeScript / Node.js
• React
• Next.js
• PostgreSQL
• GCP or other cloud platforms
• Docker / Kubernetes
• GraphQL
• Developer tools, SDKs, or build systems

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits (depending on location).
• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Flexible vacation time.
• Focus on deliverables and work-life balance; we ask for your best 40 hours and encourage rest.

Application Instructions

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Are you open to international remote? Yes, with the caveat that we require 3-4 hours of overlap with our core hours (8 am - 6 pm, GMT -4) per day for team collaboration.