Staff Software Engineer

Job DescriptionJob Description

Staff Software Engineer - Hybrid/Miami 

About Our Crew

Boats Group is the fastest-growing digital business in the recreational boating space. We are a talented team of techies, creatives, marketers, closers and customer advocates who spend each day pushing the boundaries of technology to make buying and selling boats easy. We spend each day surrounded by 500,000 boats from across the globe.

Our passion and unyielding dedication to getting people on the water influence our culture in ways you won’t find at other companies. We’re the best at what we do because we’re working in an industry we love. When you walk through our doors, you’ll find smart, dedicated people who consider one another family.

If you want to work in an inclusive, innovative environment where we encourage employees to collaborate, leverage their talents and actively shape the future of the company, then you will enjoy working here!  This role is to be based out of our Miami office and candidates located in this area will be considered first. Please do not apply if you are not located in the Miami area or do not plan to be located in the Miami area.

About The Role

As‌ ‌a‌ ‌Software‌ ‌Developer‌ ‌you‌ ‌will‌ ‌develop‌ ‌software‌ ‌based‌ ‌solutions‌ ‌to‌ ‌achieve‌ ‌the‌ ‌objectives‌ ‌of‌ ‌Boats‌ ‌Group.‌ ‌You‌ ‌will‌ ‌analyze ‌requirements‌ ‌and‌ ‌determine‌ ‌the‌ ‌best‌ ‌solutions,‌ ‌calling‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌ ‌extensive‌ ‌knowledge,‌ ‌experience‌ ‌and‌ ‌understanding‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌domain.‌ ‌You‌ ‌will‌ ‌build‌ ‌a‌ ‌deep‌ ‌understanding‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌strategic‌ ‌and‌ ‌tactical‌ ‌goals‌ ‌for‌ ‌Boats‌ ‌Group.‌ ‌ 

Every day is something new and complex, you won’t be bored!

What You’ll Do

• Understand the short and long term direction of Boats Group
• Contribute to and communicate the group architectural vision and ensure projects consistently adhere to its principals
• Analyze specific and implied requirements and collaborate with other members of the development team to design, build and deliver features to meet those requirements
• Understand software design patterns, practices and architectural styles and how and when to apply them
• Contribute to the continued development and maintenance of several high-traffic, high availability web sites, including working with legacy systems
• Communicate effectively with other employees both inside and outside the development team
• Document systems, procedures, and processes relevant to our suite of applications
• Periodically apply your analytical, and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate, and resolve critical production outages and issues
• Work closely with other developers within the organization to ensure consistency and the technical success of our software projects
• Stay current on software development trends and advise on which ones, if any, Boats Group should adopt
• Identify and define the coding, project and other technical standards used by all software projects at Boats Group

What You Should Have

• B.Sc. in Computer Science/related field of study or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of professional experience developing and maintaining complex enterprise web applications in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• An understanding of web services (RESTful and RPC based), JSON payloads with stateless restful polyglot services
• An understanding of continuous integration, continuous deployment
• Experience developing with some of the following:
  • Node.js and the hapi.js framework
  • React
  • Typescript
  • Browser-side JavaScript
  • HTML5

• Strong understanding of React state management tools like Redux, Zustand or React Context
• Testing: Solid experience with testing frameworks and libraries like Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress.
• Web Performance Optimization: Ability to optimize frontend performance and understanding of tools like Lighthouse, Webpack, or ESBuild.
• Security Principles: Awareness of security best practices and potential vulnerabilities in web applications.
• Cross-Browser Compatibility: Understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and how to address them.
• Knowledge of database technologies both relational and NoSQL
• ​An understanding of agile software development processes
• Have a strong focus on UX, quality and usability

Perks

You’ll be joining a close knit and talented team, with plenty of opportunity for professional growth. We offer competitive compensation + benefits that are on par with large companies, while also placing a high value on maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• 401(k) with 4% matching
• 15 days of PTO per year (Total PTO bank is granted on day 1 of employment, not accrued over time.)
• Holiday break from December 27th-31st
• Birthday PTO (You never have to work on your birthday!)
• All Federal holidays off & paid
• 32 hours of volunteer time paid per year (We are big into volunteering and helping out the community here at Boats Group!)
• Professional reimbursement program for employees to take courses, attend seminars, etc. (Things to enrich you as a professional)
• Short term & Long term after 1 year of employment.
• Shiny new laptop + large second monitor + other office accessories

Company DescriptionWho We Are:
Boats Group is the fastest-growing digital business in the recreational boating space. We operate the world’s largest and most popular marketplaces for boats and yachts: Boat Trader, YachtWorld, boats.com and CosasDeBarcos. Even as the #1 destination for more than 65 million boat shoppers every year, we are always innovating. We are a talented team of techies, creatives, marketers, closers and customer advocates who spend each day pushing the boundaries of technology to make buying and selling boats easy.

Our passion and unyielding dedication for getting people on the water influence our culture in ways you won't find at other companies. We’re the best at what we do because we’re working in an industry we love. When you walk through our doors, you'll find smart, dedicated people who consider one another family.

We work hard. We move fast. We push each other to be the best. And we spend each day surrounded by 500,000 boats from across the globe.Company DescriptionWho We Are:\r\nBoats Group is the fastest-growing digital business in the recreational boating space. We operate the world’s largest and most popular marketplaces for boats and yachts: Boat Trader, YachtWorld, boats.com and CosasDeBarcos. Even as the #1 destination for more than 65 million boat shoppers every year, we are always innovating. We are a talented team of techies, creatives, marketers, closers and customer advocates who spend each day pushing the boundaries of technology to make buying and selling boats easy.\r\n\r\nOur passion and unyielding dedication for getting people on the water influence our culture in ways you won't find at other companies. We’re the best at what we do because we’re working in an industry we love. When you walk through our doors, you'll find smart, dedicated people who consider one another family.\r\n\r\nWe work hard. We move fast. We push each other to be the best. And we spend each day surrounded by 500,000 boats from across the globe.