Senior Software Engineer

| Chicago
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Who we are?

Here at Focused Labs, we are a small, select, software development team that wants to improve the world of software engineering through excellence.  We take a unique approach to deliver products to market quickly while meeting the business and customer needs of our clients. 

Our values:

  • Listen first - we are experts when it comes to software, but life long learners in the domain of our customers. We listen, collaborate, and iterate closely with our clients.
  • Learn why - we are deeply invested in the outcomes of our clients and apply our expertise to make wise technology decisions with them.
  • Love your craft - we love programming and the craft of software engineering.

What would you be doing?

  • Help define and improve who we are as a company and a team.
  • Collaborate closely with customers to solve problems that are core to their business and build an impactful product.
  • Pair program with teammates and clients to build software but continuously grow together.
  • Select and master the right tools for the problems at hand. We do what is right for our clients and what makes us effective.
  • Have a safe space to work on your tech talks and lead conversations with teammates who are just as excited about software as you.
  • Write lots of code.

Why are we excited about you?

  • You are open and up for a challenge, you are a problem solver, and you are able to work in all levels of a tech stack.
  • You value collaboration as a core tool for finding pragmatic and simple solutions to complex real-world problems.
  • You are always learning, always improving, and are interested in helping others do the same.
  • You have experience building an Agile backlog and leading a development team to turn business opportunities into working software solutions.
  • You are comfortable working with non-technical stakeholders and can speak as elegantly about business problems as you can about technology.
  • You are fluent across multiple tech stacks and are comfortable and excited about using new ones.
  • You have a strong understanding of how and why well-factored, well tested, and continuously delivered software is the most effective way to move a product forward quickly and sustainably.
  • You are comfortable leading a team and are able to leave teams in a better position

If you had worked at Focused Labs over the last 3 months you may have

  • Paired with a teammate to add functionality to purchase a product
  • Started a new project using Kotlin, Rails, Vue, React, or Node!
  • Worked with a client to prioritize their backlog for MVP
  • Deployed a Kubernetes cluster and applications to it
  • Integrated with GM OnStar to remotely control a vehicle
  • Helped our company define a Parental Leave Policy
  • Played Codenames with the team over happy hour

Perks

  • Competitive compensation and pay
  • Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • 401k and matching contributions
  • Mat/Pat leave
  • Focused hours
  • Competitive PTO policy
  • Provided team lunch 3 days a week
     
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Location

We are in the recently renovated Old Post Office Building in downtown Chicago! The office has world class amenities including an 18,000 sq ft gym, indoor bocce and ping pong and a 3.5 acre rooftop with basketball and pickle ball.

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