Software Engineer

Sittercity is seeking a Full-Time technology professional to help enhance our trusted childcare marketplace. In this role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and improve web-based tools that connect families with reliable caregivers. You'll translate user needs into secure, scalable features, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, and maintain high code quality. You'll use data and customer feedback to iterate quickly, supporting our mission to provide safe, accessible care solutions for parents and caregivers in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain web-based features for Sittercity's marketplace
• Collaborate with product, design, and operations teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Ensure application performance, reliability, and security for families and caregivers
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices
• Use analytics and user feedback to iterate on and improve existing features
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards
• Support deployment, monitoring, and documentation of new releases

Required Skills

• Web application development
• Java
• Script or Type
• Script
• Modern web frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular)
• RESTful API design and integration
• Relational and/or No
• SQL databases
• Version control with Git
• Unit and integration testing
• Application security best practices
• Performance monitoring and optimization
• Agile/Scrum methodologies