Bird

Senior Software Engineer

Bird

Remote job description

Bird is a global team guided by a shared vision: to make cities more livable through safe, sustainable electric mobility. From our first e-scooter ride in 2017 to the thousands of rides taking place every day, our passionate team and award winning custom vehicles have helped riders complete hundreds of millions of carbon-free trips in more than 150 cities around the world. And we're just getting started.

The Software Engineer tackles some of the most challenging technical and complex data problems impacting the world of micro-mobility.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Data, and Operations, this role builds and supports our core backend services that are the backbone of Bird's success.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop complex software systems scaling to millions of users with production quality deployment, monitoring, and reliability
  • Working closely with various business partners (backend, mobile, UI/UX, operations)
  • Web development and interface design
  • Writing functional and integration tests
  • Sharp problem-solving skills and ability to resolve ambiguous requirements

Preferred qualifications:

  • BS degree in Computer Science or related STEM field
  • 5+ years experience
  • Expertise in one or more object-oriented design methodology and large-scale application development (e.g. Kotlin, Ruby, Python, Go, Java, C++)
  • Experience building user interfaces with HTML, CSS, and Javascript
  • Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms
  • Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Functional programming experience a plus
  • OpenStreetMap and Leaflet experience a plus

Technology we're working with:

  • Kotlin
  • Dropwizard
  • Typescript
  • React
  • Dagger
  • RxJava/RxKotlin
  • Retrofit
  • Gradle
  • Retrofit
  • Room and other Jetpack libraries
  • JUnit5 and MockK

Culture at Bird

We're an ambitious, smart and open-minded team that is passionate about our mission. Each day is unlike the last, as we're constantly moving forward, challenging each other, and working together to create the future of micro-mobility.

Perks up

We're committed to helping our team members, and with the evolution of our company to a remote work organization due to the pandemic, their needs have changed. That's why we offer generous employer-paid healthcare coverage, a WFH monthly stipend, a wellness allowance, and more. Plus, a new resource to help support personal and professional developments—all the goods needed to move on our mission together.

Bird is the world

Bird stands for a culture of inclusion. We celebrate different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives —encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We have a diverse environment that empowers our team to feel comfortable when they voice their opinions. For these reasons and more Bird is a proud equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome everyone regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics, and we are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.

Sound like a place you'd like to work? Sweet. Let's chat.

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Bird
Senior Software Engineer (Talent)

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