**About the Role**
[Safer’s](https://safer.io/) Staff Software Engineers are responsible for
delivering and maintaining scalable systems to facilitate the detection,
removal, and reporting of child sexual abuse material. They also work to
strengthen our team by organizing and leading discussions, proactively
identifying opportunities for improvement, and elevating others. This
combination of technical expertise and team guidance is critical for guiding
the Safer team towards innovative solutions to hard problems.
**What You’ll Do**
* Collaborate with other engineers across multiple areas of ownership to build backend systems & client applications end-to-end.
* Take on large projects independently. You will identify unknowns, gather team input, break down problems, and communicate progress/status to stakeholders, technical or otherwise.
* Work closely with your team to define product requirements and lead discussions on optimal engineering solutions.
* Formulate technical solutions to problems faced by our industry partners, clearly explaining your decisions and incorporating feedback in subsequent iterations.
* Play a critical role in day-to-day coding, code reviews, and troubleshooting production issues.
* Mentor and support other engineers on the team, answering questions, teaching others, and jumping in to help where asked, even in areas where you are less familiar.
* Drive technical innovation by researching and incorporating new technologies and tools into our core system. You help define technical standards and ensure maintainability of Safer.
**What We’re Seeking**
* Required: experience using Python to build robust, production-ready products.
* Required: experience working with and deploying to cloud platforms. AWS is preferred, but Azure and GCP are also great.
* Preferred: experience building, deploying, scaling, and optimizing high-volume systems and infrastructure.
* Preferred: experience building software for other developers.
* Ability to own multiple areas and holistically consider the impact of your changes within Safer and Thorn.
* Ability to act with autonomy, and the judgment to know when to solicit input from the team.
* Clear and thoughtful communication. We’re a highly-distributed team, and effective written communication is crucial for everything from Slack to code reviews.
* Nimbleness when working through shifting requirements and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
* Passion for product engineering and an aptitude for working in a collaborative environment. You can demonstrate empathy and advocate for our users, while balancing product vision and engineering constraints.
* Enthusiasm for teaching and eagerness to learn. You use your expertise to elevate your teammates’ understanding while maintaining the humility required to learn from those same teammates.
* You have a commitment to putting the children we serve at the center of everything you do.
**Technologies We Use**
* Python 3
* TypeScript / Node / Express
* Docker / Kubernetes
* AWS / Terraform
* PostgreSQL / Elasticsearch
**Compensation and Benefits**
A reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role is
**$141,700-$187,000/year**. This range takes into account the wide range of
factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but
not limited to location; skill sets; experience and training; licensure, and
certifications.
Our remote-first work model is structured around working from home most of the
time. But, there will be times that employees are expected to travel. For
example, Thorn may host company-wide gatherings, and smaller teams may hold
in-person meetings and team-building events, or require attendance at specific
conferences.
At Thorn, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our
people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. [Learn more about what
working at Thorn can mean for you](https://www.thorn.org/careers/).
