Lead Software Engineer (San Francisco)

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The Engineering team innovates, designs, and delivers functionality to support the growth of our web and mobile applications. We rapidly test and develop new features on top of our scalable infrastructure. We value creativity, innovation, hard work, open communication and rapid iteration and learning.

As a Lead Software Engineer you will design and develop great software, and serve as a leader by owning the success of projects and mentoring other Software Engineers. You will identify and resolve problematic elements in our software system. You should be eager and proactive in learning new technologies. Our technology stack includes many Microsoft and other components: C#, ASP.NET, .NET 4.0, MVC 4, SQL Server, IIS, many JavaScript libraries, Java, Redis, MongoDB, Rabbit MQ, MySQL, NHibernate, big data, WCF, Visual Studio, Git, Jenkins, NUnit.

Responsibilities
? Develop software features and components as part of a cross-functional team
? Advocate for your architectural and design choices among your peers
? Ensure successful completion of projects by identifying and resolving blockers and other issues as they arise
? Promote effective Agile processes in teams and establish best practices
? Have creative ideas for continuously improving our processes
? Engineer quality into our product with unit testing and integration testing
? Refactor the code base regularly
? Review designs and code of other software engineers
? Work with stakeholders to balance business priorities with development costs
? Ensure performance and maintainability in our distributed, high-load environment
? Incorporate analytics and monitoring components into features you build; support multiple levels of A/B testing across our site

Key Requirements
? 7+ years of experience in the delivery of quality code in highly-scaled environments
? Ability to initiate and follow through on architectural changes and challenges
? Expert knowledge of an object oriented language such as Java, C++, C#, etc.
? Ability to deliver consistently at a high level of quality within weekly Agile cycles
? Expertise in API development and unit testing
? Understanding of scalable design techniques such as windows services or web services
? Experience with SQL; some familiarity with NoSQL a plus
? Experience in an Agile software development environment
? Must be a creative problem solver who is self-motivated with effective communication skills and a track record of high productivity
? Experience in project planning and task prioritization
? BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Additional Valuable Skills
? Experience with modern RESTful API's, and commercial SDK development
? Experience with consumer facing 24x7 high traffic websites
? Significant development experience with C# and ASP.NET

About Us
Pearl.com has been changing the way professional services are delivered online since 2003. Dubbed by The Huffington Post as "destined for glory," we are a fast-growing company with a smart, hard-working team who knows how to have fun and get things done.

Located in the beautiful redeveloped Presidio of San Francisco, Pearl.com (formerly JustAnswer) has helped more than 10 million people in 190+ countries by connecting them with verified professionals across hundreds of specialized fields -- from doctors and lawyers to vets and auto mechanics. Pearl.com is backed by investors Charles Schwab and Glynn Capital.

Click here to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Check out this video on TechCrunch to learn more about Pearl.com.

This position is eligible for visa sponsorship.
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