Software Engineer II

Empower is seeking a software engineer with 3-6 years of relevant experience to join our growing team.

Preference for candidates that live in the DC metro area; however strong remote candidates will be considered. Candidates must have a Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, an exceptional work ethic, excellent communication skills, and a desire to be part of a team disrupting the status quo.

Working at Empower is demanding, and being successful on our team requires that you really love what you do. Working at a startup, particularly one making as big and quick an impact as we are making, is not for everyone. But if you love building amazing software, want to work with a phenomenal team, have the confidence to be a part of a company disrupting one of the largest brands in the world, are looking to be challenged, and want your contributions to make a demonstrable impact on others' lives, then we'd love to chat.

What technologies you will be using as a Software Engineer II

• C#, ASP.NET Core 8, Azure, CosmosDB, SQL, Redis
• Less than 10% - Vue.js, Javascript

What you will do as a Software Engineer II

• 80% - Design, develop, and maintain new features in close collaboration with the Director of Engineering and other engineers
• 20% - Create reports, analyze data, and suggest improvements for business and technical needs
• Participate in the daily standup
• Complete tasks under tight deadlines
• Help improve the platform in performance, reliability, and maintainability
• In rare occasions, help handle emergency situations during off-hours

Required

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience
• Proficiency a programming language such as C#, Java, Javascript, Python, etc…

Preferred

• Proficiency with a SQL or NoSQL database
• Experience building and consuming REST or RESTful APIs
• Experience with Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience developing geolocation based applications and services
• Experience with Azure AD / Entra ID
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with Vue 2 / 3
• Experience with Microsoft Orleans
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with distributed and structured logging
• Experience at a rideshare or on-demand delivery service or building two-sided online marketplace apps
• Track record developing features for highly scalable, secure, production-grade backend services