Velocity Global offers the most unified, tech-enabled, and customer service-driven global workforce management, ensuring smooth, reliable operations across countries, roles, and workforce types so businesses can navigate complexity with confidence, deliver strong results, and stay ahead. We help you expand your business into new markets without the complexity of setting up entities. We hire, pay, and manage your workforce across 185+ countries with our AI-powered global Workforce Technology platform.
Our mission at Velocity Global is to simplify global employment, enabling companies to hire, manage, and retain talent anywhere in the world. We are passionate about fostering innovation, collaboration, and diversity in the workplace.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Fullstack Software Engineer to join our AI Engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and scaling innovative solutions that enhance our user acquisition, engagement, and retention efforts. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features and contribute to the success of Velocity Global's company objectives. We're looking for a candidate who can deliver polished UI's. This role is ideal for someone who is capable and interested in working with a group whose work transitions between the frontend and backend semifrequently. Our work is prospect, customer and internal facing, meaning we collaborate with other teams to bring AI capabilities and features into their areas of ownership.
You will be based in Palo Alto, California, and in-office collaboration is required for at least one day per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build and deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.
- Build, optimize, and maintain applications and services using React JS, TypeScript, Postgres, and AWS in a serverless environment.
- Optimize systems and processes to drive customer acquisition, retention, and engagement.
- Lead by example in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
- Mentor junior team members and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Contribute to technical discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices to continuously enhance our technology stack.
You Have:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience..
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on Frontend capabilities with a proven ability to contribute to the backend as well
- Experience with React, TypeScript, CSS and AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, etc.).
- Expertise in CSS and HTML to implement pixel-perfect UIs that match designs, including clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions.
- Solid understanding of software design patterns & experience working within a frontend design system, and deep understanding of testing frontend components (cypress, storybook)
- A lean mindset - Focus on delivering customer value by minimizing waste, optimizing workflows, fostering continuous improvement, and prioritizing in an iterative manner.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a team-oriented mindset.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in a serverless microservices environment (AWS Lambda)
- Deep understanding of interactive animation tools and capabilities especially when working within a React environment (Snapsvg, parallax, Threejs, etc)
- Previous experience in marketing tech experience, e.g. PHP (Drupal/Wordpress)
- Experience building UI for AI enabled features (Chatbot, Concierge, Search, reporting etc)
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Our job titles may span more than one career level. The base pay depends upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified.
We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion across our organization, embracing the rich tapestry of cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives that our global team brings together in offices around the world. Velocity Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to empowering individuals from all walks of life to achieve their professional goals with us, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, or genetic information. We actively seek and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including those with disabilities, and offer accommodations throughout the selection process upon request.
Velocity Global offers a range of benefits tailored to the location and type of role. A general benefits overview is below:
- Flexible Time Off + Parental Leave
- Health and Dental Insurance (where applicable)
- Retirement Savings + Employee Incentive Plan
- WFH Stipend
Please visit our career page for more information.