Aura

Senior Product Engineer

New York City, San Francisco · Senior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$170k-$220kDetected 109 days ago

JavaRubySwiftKotliniOSAndroidSwiftUIObjective-CJetpack ComposeRailsCode ReviewGitAgileExcelResearchCommunicationCollaborationTime Management

About the role

As a member of a small team, you will be directly responsible for a variety of important projects.
The team works values quick iteration and close collaboration with designers, product managers, and other stakeholders across the company.
The stack: Our API is built on Ruby on Rails.

Ready to own projects from the first line of code, through testing, to production, as well as monitoring analytics after it is released
Develop new features, fix bugs, and make other improvements to our API & Web app
Maintain and improve build systems, testing infrastructure, and QA processes
Work on our iOS app, Android app, and the frame app as needed to support new app features
Collaborate with designers and product managers to deliver beautiful and functional new features
Be responsible for your own weekly tasks through self-organization, communication, and time management
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You have at least 5 years of API & Web experience, including at least two years on a service at scale with at least 10,000 monthly active users
You have recent startup experience
You have a deep familiarity with Rails technologies and trends
You are comfortable working in a small team and taking ownership over various aspects of the app
You are focused on user experience and using qualitative and quantitative data to measure success: metrics, research, and feedback
You work iteratively and think from the customer's perspective
You are self-motivated and can learn new skills quickly
You can clearly communicate your decisions and can present your work to stakeholders, including our founders and other executives
You are located in NYC or San Francisco, and are excited to join us in the office at least 3 days a week
You are comfortable working on a distributed team

We offer the following benefits to all full-time Aura employees based in the U.S.:
Comprehensive health plans: we pay up to 100% of the premium for employees and ~50% for families
Generous stock option program, which begins vesting after 1 year at the company
Flexible time off - you're required to take off at least 10 days in addition to all company holidays
A monthly fitness and wellness allowance of up to $150
(Benefits may differ for part-time or international roles.)

Aura connects people around the world through a brilliant and simple photo-sharing experience on our customers' digital picture frames.
We are driven to connect people and deliver joy by liberating the wonderful photos that might otherwise stay trapped on smartphones.
Technology and innovation are at the core of every decision we make, but always in the service of bringing families and friends closer together.
You will join our growing Product Engineering team and work closely with designers and product managers to build new features, improve the experience, and ship API & Web updates to millions of happy customers.
Our apps are the primary touch point for our product and are the key to delighting our customers, so we are dedicated to finding someone who takes a strong customer-focused engineering approach.
We believe that our customers and their needs should be at the center of every technical decision, and we are relentlessly focused on delivering the best possible product.
Driven to help Aura in our mission to build private social networks for families
At Aura, we believe in creating a great work environment so you are set up to succeed in your job and do the best work of your career.

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