About the Role
As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll be working on the CRM product of our Houzz Pro SaaS offering that helps professionals manage the lifecycle of their leads (homeowners who can potentially become the professional's clients). We are looking for someone who is self-directed, independent, and has experience owning complete products and features. Our tech stack includes React, Node, GraphQL, Java, Python, AWS, GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, MySQL, Lucene/Solr, Redis, Kafka, Docker and more. Your work will directly impact millions of users around the world. This is a unique opportunity to work in a start-up environment with the backing of a larger organization.
\n- Take high level ideas and transform them into live products, used by millions of homeowners and professionals from around the world
- Build features for all parts of our web application, its libraries, and microservices
- Work cross-functionally across engineering, product, and design teams
- Build and improve Houzz Pro Lead -Management, including the overall experience and a focus on CRM feature sets: Lead pipeline management, --Lead navigation, Lead message and Advanced -Lead management features such as Tags, Calendar, Tasks
- Proficiency in web application programming (OOP, Java/C++, PHP, Javascript)
- A good understanding of algorithms, distributed systems and microservice architecture
- A desire to build an engaging consumer experience
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of engineering experience
- Independence, self-direction and experience owning complete products and features
- Experience developing consumer facing features for millions of consumers
- Comfort working on fast paced, data-driven projects
- 3+ years of engineering experience
- Proficiency in web stack programming, from schema design to building user-facing interfaces
- Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) or NoSQL databases & data stores (e.g. Redis, Cassandra)
- Experience with monitoring platforms such as Pingdom, Grafana, Prometheus, Bosun and TSDB
Houzz is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. When applying for a role at Houzz, we guarantee your application will be considered regardless of your sex; race; color; gender; national origin; height or weight; ancestry; physical or mental disability; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; registered domestic partner status; age; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.
We embrace and celebrate the value that diversity brings to an organization. Diverse backgrounds and different points of view help Houzz provide the best experience for our community. Houzz is committed to fostering an inclusive environment through projects and initiatives, such as employee resource groups, that support Houzzers’ efforts to be themselves and share their lives at work.
If you would like assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@houzz.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.
Houzz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans
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About Houzz
When founders Adi and Alon remodeled their home, they were frustrated by the lack of resources and inspiration to help them articulate a vision and select the right pro to make it a reality.
So they built Houzz.
Houzz is now the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing an all-in-one software solution for industry professionals and tools for homeowners to update their homes from start to finish. Using Houzz, people can find ideas and inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for products. Houzz Pro (houzz.com/pro) provides home industry professionals with a business management and marketing SaaS solution that helps them to win projects, collaborate with clients and teams, and run their business efficiently and profitably.
Our Mission and Core Values
We're proud to say there's no one quite like us. Houzz is a community-centric, innovative tech company that continues to disrupt the home renovation and design industry. Our mission-driven culture is rooted in our core values, and we’re all here for one purpose: make the home remodeling and design process more fun and productive for everyone.
Our Mission
To create the best experience for home renovation and design.
Our Core Values
We’re a Community
We put our community of Houzzers, industry professionals and homeowners first. We approach our work with care, humility and respect. We deliver value to our community through our products and services.
We Build the Future
We are visionaries who challenge the status quo. We are creative, innovative and curious. We embrace change and different ideas to drive our industry forward.
We Make Things Happen
We are solution-seekers and self-starters. We listen, move fast and empower our teams to deliver extraordinary results and products. We play to win.
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