
Software Engineer 3
The Farmer's Dog2 months ago
Base Salary
$165k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and ship medium-to-large features end to end from design through production.
- Break larger efforts into incremental shippable work while managing sequencing, dependencies, and blockers.
- Improve systems by reducing technical debt and designing durable data models and contracts.
- Debug systematically and build for reliability, performance, and security.
- Partner with engineering, Product, Design, Data Analytics, and other teams.
- Develop deep expertise, support teammates, and provide actionable feedback in reviews and technical discussions.
- Learn new technologies and challenge processes that do not effectively serve the team.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and shipping production software.
- Strong full-stack engineering skills with comfort working across backend and frontend systems.
- Deep expertise in at least one technology or domain and a willingness to continue learning.
- Ability to make progress in ambiguous environments, prioritize effectively, and exercise sound judgment.
- Resourcefulness, action orientation, and the ability to surface risks and move complex work forward.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain decisions and tradeoffs clearly.
- Commitment to software quality, accurate system understanding, and continuous improvement.
- Love of dogs.
Benefits
- Dog-friendly office in SoHo with an in-office expectation of 4–5 days per week.
- Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
- Company-supported mental health benefits.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Competitive 401(k) plan with company match.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Discounted fresh food for employees’ dogs.
- Equity ownership and market-competitive compensation package.
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About The Farmer's Dog
The Farmer’s Dog makes and delivers freshly cooked, personalized dog food for U.S. pet owners through a direct-to-consumer subscription. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, it produces meals in-house and ships nationwide, with over 1 billion meals delivered. The privately held company also builds its own e-commerce, subscription, and fulfillment systems to manage pricing, billing, and orders.