Software Engineer (U.S.) | Torchlight Careers

Software Engineer (U.S.)

Media-Featured Care-Tech Venture Seeks Software Engineer to strategically evolve our caregiver platform by designing, developing, and deploying responsive web and mobile applications and infrastructure

Are you excited by the idea of transforming how working families take care of children and aging loved ones while improving their professional lives? Are you passionate about leveraging technology to provide caregivers with life-changing information and services? Caregiver support has emerged as one of the top concerns among employers, and Torchlight leads the market with an innovative technology platform coupled with the nation’s top specialists. Now covering millions of employees at hundreds of leading enterprise clients, Torchlight is poised for accelerated growth.

Torchlight is looking to hire a full-time Software Engineer who is interested in playing a key role in driving improvements to our Software-as-a-Service caregiving products and contributing to the impact of Torchlight on a national scale. This position reports to the Director of Engineering.

We can’t wait to talk to you if you are looking to use your talents for good, can iterate your way to innovation, and are committed to personal growth and excellence in all that you do.

Essential Job Functions:

Work collaboratively with the product and engineering teams and other internal and external stakeholders to understand high-level requirements and find creative solutions to challenging business and technical problems
Drive the implementation of software solutions, with an eye toward good design, great code and long-term stability, scalability and usability
Challenge existing architectural/code quality and advocate for improvements and innovation
Work with the product and engineering teams to provide ongoing support for Torchlight’s applications
Keep up-to-date with technical trends and evaluate/recommend the adoption of new technologies, processes and tools
Support all aspects of the Torchlight Information Security Policy and associated procedures, including SOC2 Type 2 and HIPAA requirements

The ideal candidate:

has 4+ years of hands-on experience building SaaS applications in a cloud (AWS) environment
has experience developing web/SaaS applications including design considerations, database architecture, data modeling and analytics
has an understanding of an application framework such as Ruby on Rails or Python with a SQL/MySQL database
is proficient in JavaScript (ES6), HTML5, CSS3 as well as frameworks such as REACT
has an understanding and appreciation of unit testing tools, such as RSpec. and CI/CD tools such as CircleCI or Jenkins
is comfortable working as a member of a team on a shared codebase via GitHub or Bitbucket
is experienced working in an Agile software development environment
can work independently as well as collaborate with leadership, product & outside development resources

Pluses:

Hands on experience with a modern data warehouse such as Snowflake and reporting and data visualization software such as Tableau
Understanding of search and analytics solutions such as AWS Elasticsearch, NLP tools such as AWS Comprehend, and ML platforms such as AWS SageMaker
Experience developing and releasing a mobile app to the App store or the Android market
Knowledge of at least one mobile programming language such as Swift and Kotlin or Java

We require:

honesty, kindness, and quality
entrepreneurial mindset
excellent communication and analytical skills
a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science

About Torchlight

At Torchlight, we believe that caring is everyone’s business and caring is good business. We are the only complete caregiver support solution for employers and member organizations. We offer solutions informed by data and, thus, are built for better results. Our approach includes a user-friendly digital platform and a team of expert advisors. No matter the age, stage or concern, Torchlight’s decision-support tools, caregiving knowledge base, and human expertise combine to reduce stress and enhance outcomes for both families and their sponsoring organizations more cost-effectively than call center or concierge-only solutions. Because getting caregivers the right resources, in the right ways, right from the beginning should be business as usual.

Headquartered in Burlington, MA (although currently fully remote), we offer a flexible work environment and generous benefits package with equity. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to maintaining a diverse workplace.