Principal Software Engineer, D2C Growth

 

About the Role:

Aura's Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Growth team is at the forefront of our mission, responsible for attracting, acquiring, and retaining new customers. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to be a technical visionary and innovator for this team, driving the evolution of our customer acquisition channels and platforms, and to provide technical leadership across Aura Engineering.
In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in shaping Aura's future by leading the most challenging and ambitious initiatives within the Growth organization. For example, you will develop an AI-powered optimization platform to reduce Customer Acquisition Cost, collaborating with Data Science and Marketing to accelerate our growth. You will also be instrumental in building a personalization platform to power individualized customer journeys, helping to protect our customers and build lifetime value. This high-impact position requires you to be not only a technical leader but also a mentor to other engineers, elevating the standard of technical and operational excellence across the entire engineering organization.
 

What you bring to the table:
12+ years of professional software engineering experience.
5+ years of experience as the lead engineer on a team or on large projects.
Demonstrated success in delivering complex, large-scale projects on time and with quality.
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Expert knowledge of software design best practices, data structures, and algorithms.
In-depth knowledge of cloud technology and the ability to choose the right tool for the job is essential, such as serverless functions vs. containerized services; relational vs. NoSQL databases; appropriate use of caches and queues; etc.
Demonstrated ability and desire to learn new technologies
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
 

It would be great if you also had:
Proficiency with Node.js, Python, LangChain, and LLM integration is highly desirable.
Experience with Databricks is a plus.

 

Aura is committed to offering a generous package to support our employees in all aspects of their life in and out of work. Our packages offer competitive pay, generous health and wellness benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave and much more! Pay range for this position is $205,000 - 285,000 but may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This position is remote, but candidates but be US-based.

 

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