Boom.tv

Boom.tv

Senior Software Engineer

Austin Texas · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 42 days ago
TypeScriptRubyReactNext.jsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewAWSTerraformOAuthProduct ManagementProduct StrategyLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • Now serving thousands of renters, Boom is led by second-time founder Rob Whiting https://www.linkedin.com/in/robwhiting/ (ex-BCG, Rubicon).
  • This role offers the chance to work closely with our Co-founders and senior engineers, contributing directly to the growth of the company as we move from Seed to Series A and beyond.
  • Comp range listed is directional and adjustable +/- based on competency.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain critical user-facing products and backend systems that power our platform
  • Collaborate closely with product, operations, and leadership to align technical solutions with business needs
  • Drive best practices in software engineering, including code reviews, testing, and documentation
  • Proven ability to create scalable performant solutions within aggressive deadlines
  • We're expanding our engineering team to meet the growing demands of our B2B partners and B2C users.
  • If you're excited about scaling impactful products and building in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, reach out.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in web development
  • Proven experience working in Ruby (or similar backend languages or willingness to learn), with the ability to ramp up quickly in our stack
  • You are already running AI coding agents autonomously, including overnight, to ship.
  • experience integrating with third-party APIs: OAuth flows, webhooks, rate limits, indempotency

Nice to have

  • Track record of owning services in production.
  • Comfortable with observability, on-call rotations, and debugging real incidents
  • Experience with AWS, terraform and Infrastructure in general is a plus
  • Strong communication skills - you're comfortable collaborating across teams and explaining technical concepts clearly
  • A self-starter mentality with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, early-stage environment
  • Comfortable working across the stack, with React/Next.js and TypeScript strongly preferred

Compensation

  • Competitive salary with stock options

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with stock options
  • Boom https://www.boompay.app/ is on a mission to level the playing field for the 110+ million renters in the US by making housing more flexible, affordable, and rewarding.

Company info

  • Boom is building a suite of rental financial services for renters and property managers, including tenant screening, rent payment reporting, rent reporting-as-a-service, and a number of integrations with the largest property management systems (PMS).
  • Boom serves renters through the Boom App and property managers via the Boom Platform.
  • It's backed by investors such as Starting Line https://www.startingline.vc/, Clocktower Ventures https://www.clocktowerventures.com/, Mischief VC https://www.mischief.xyz/ (CEO of Plaid Zach Perret's fund), Gilgamesh Ventures https://www.gilgameshvc.com/ (Petal co-founders), and angels such as William Hockey https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2022/04/21/plaids-billionaire-cofounder-is-back-with-a-new-startupa-fintech-friendly-bank-hes-running-with-his-wife/?sh=df10dc453908 CEO of Column, founder/former CTO of Plaid) and Harry Stebbings https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/16/harry-stebbings-turns-up-the-volume-on-20vc-with-new-140m-fund/.
  • Boom has been profiled by Inman https://www.inman.com/2023/10/30/new-boom-api-to-scale-reporting-of-tenant-payments-to-credit-bureaus/, Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/boom-pitch-deck-fintech-credit-builder-seed-2023-6, HousingWire https://www.housingwire.com/articles/rent-reporting-platform-boom-raises-4-5m-in-seed-round/, and more.
  • With a robust product roadmap and new opportunities on the horizon, we're looking for a Senior Engineer to help scale our platform and build new products.
  • For this role, we are hiring for candidates in Austin, TX, where our leadership and product team is located.
  • Our engineering culture is hands-on and pragmatic - we value shipping real product, maintaining high standards, and communicating clearly.
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