Senior Software Engineer

We, at Octopods (https://octopods.io), are a small, sharp-focused and deliberate team. We built Octopods to connect businesses using Intercom, HubSpot and LiveChat to the most popular messaging channels (Facebook, Instagram, etc) out there. We started small, and we want to keep staying small, bootstrapped, and profitable. But we do dream big, and we have plenty of big plans. We want to tackle our next set of exciting challenges in the next years to come and this is where YOU come in the picture, we want your help for us to do so.

About the role,

We are looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer to join our small distributed team around different parts of Ireland, and Canada. Ideally, we are looking for a generalist, someone who can wear many hats, someone who is pragmatic, and most importantly, who thinks from first principles (https://fs.blog/2018/04/first-principles). We work remotely, and so this is a 100% remote role. You can choose to work anywhere you'd like having at least 5 hours overlapping with GMT+0.

Here are few pieces of work you will have a chance to work on,

• Building infrastructure for our WhatsApp Business API offering.
• Implementing a connection with a new Channel (Facebook, Instagram, etc).
• Re-architecting our internal messaging pipeline.
• Building a new pipeline for ingesting and serving messages from different channels.
• Building Public APIs & Webhooks for our supported Channels.
• Build on Intercom APIs and Intercom Canvas Kit framework.
• And a few more equally exciting and challenging projects!

About you,

A little bit about what we think can be a good fit for us,

• You have worked extensively with Ruby on Rails in the last few years.
• You worked with relational databases before, and you can write raw SQL if you need to.
• You have worked with any cloud provider, preferably AWS.
• You understand the value of writing tests, as an investment for the future.
• You write your code with empathy for your fellow Engineers, and for future readers.
• You have contributed to open source before.
• You have a high work ethic, and can self-manage.
• You can write and communicate in English succinctly.
• You love to take on complex problems, and you don't shy away from fixing issues.
• You have some remote experience, and you understand its challenges.
• You can take, and give feedback openly.
• You think of technology, not as an ideology but rather a means to push a value into the world.

Your engineering skills are as important as your entrepreneurial skills to us. We value generalists who can take a problem from its most ambiguous state and deliver its end value to solve a real world problem for our customers.

About pay & benefits,

• Monthly salary between $1,000 to $1,500 (USD)
• Reimbursing your monthly internet bill.
• All the equipment that you will need to do your best work.
• 100% remote, stress-free and friendly environment.
• We don't have managers, we will work to enable you be successful and get out of the way.
• You'll have the opportunity to have a massive impact due to our size and being an early stage.

How to apply

Let's face it. Applying for jobs is time consuming and at times even unfair for the applicants. LinkedIn easy apply makes this even worse for the company. If you have reached this far, you are probably the kind of thorough and detailed person we'd like to chat with. Help us out by sending us an email at jobs [at] octopods.io

Explain in your words what makes you fit to join us, why should we take a bet on you. If you want to nail this, show us your previous work, preferably contributions to OSS over Github/Gitlab/wherever. Don't forget to attach your resume, or your LinkedIn profile.