Backend Software Engineer

Company

Coast is a no code platform focused on the deskless workforce. We offer Android, iOS, and web apps to serve teams that are on the go. Our product blends chat and customizable workflows to enable teams to communicate and get work done more effectively.

Coast supports a wide range of daily operational needs and we serve a very wide range of organizations. Our primary focus right now is providing solutions for critical maintenance needs.

Check out some of our product demos to see Coast in action!

Role

We are looking for a senior backend leaning software engineer to join us. Beyond improving and maintaining our GraphQL API, internal tools, and infrastructure our primary focus right now is on incorporating more automation and integration with other systems into our platform.

We have a strong feedback loop with customers and as a member of the product team you will work cross functionally with product, design, customer support, and other engineers to solve critical customer problems end to end. We have a small team and are highly focused on impactful changes that make our customers more successful.

What we seek in you

We are focused on building the strongest team possible. Here are key things that we look for in teammates:

• You are excited about our mission and our values align with yours
• You have the right level of experience that will allow you to thrive and that we can properly support. You should have at least two years of experience working in a senior engineering role on the same production system. The system needs to be of some scale when it comes to usage and data flow. For example, at least thousands of people use it daily.
• You have experience working on production systems written in Typescript and possibly other strongly typed languages
• You live within a three hour time zone difference from California
• You are passionate about design patterns, principles, standards and best practices that lead to building blocks for a highly maintainable and scalable system

Coast is actively seeking to diversify the team and you can learn more about us here. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We recognize that not only does a range of experiences and backgrounds help make this team strong, it also helps us empathize and build better products for our diverse customer base. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to create a joyful and supportive place to work.

Please do NOT apply if you don’t have the experience that is needed for this role.

We are NOT able to support work visas at this time.

What we can offer you

Team: We are a tight knit and very strong core team of thirteen people. We are a highly customer focused, honest, skilled, direct, solution oriented, creative, ambitious, and fun crew. Previously we’ve worked at big companies like Adobe, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft and at both early and late stage for startups like about.me, HotelTonight, Upkeep, Latch, and Fitbit. We solve tough customer problems together and continually help one another level up.

Compensation: Competitive base salary and equity, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), and a 401k plan with employer matching

Product: The market we are going after is massive and way underserved. Our customers love the product and use it for hours every day. What you will be building will directly impact their everyday life. We use Coast as our central nervous system just like our customers!

Career: Beyond growing as an engineer, gain exposure to the other roles and disciplines needed to grow a company, work directly with customers, and help influence the future here

More about us

Core technologies

• Language: Typescript
• Runtime: Node.js
• API: GraphQL (Apollo server)
• Relational DB: MySQL
• In memory DB: Redis
• Search: Elasticsearch
• Infrastructure: AWS CDK
• Compute: AWS ECS, AWS Lambda
• Test automation: Jest
• CI/CD: CircleCI