Software Engineer (Full Stack)  

About the role

Tinkerlust is looking to grow our engineering team. We’re looking for talented and motivated Full Stack Software Engineers who are product-centric.

As a Software Engineer, you are expected to execute on the projects assigned to your squad. You will also be the knowledge leader and code owner of a core sub-system of Tinkerlust’s platform, supporting your squad leader in achieving your squads goals

A Software Engineer will see you working with 2-3 other engineers. You will help your squad produce and execute solutions. For example, this can come in the form of writing code, debugging issues reported and writing unit tests. You will be the technical expert in your domain, ensuring the code you produce follows the team's conventions while adhering to the industry’s best practices.

In this role, you will have the privilege of directly impacting our user’s user-experience through systems that you build. You will collaborate with UI/UX Designers and Product Managers supporting your squad during the design and implementation of features. You will use your creativity and problem solving skills – along with your technical knowledge – to develop great user experiences.

Software Engineers at Tinkerlust are technical masters. You are expected to have a strong understanding of programming fundamentals like Object Oriented Programming, SQL, networking, API Design and Systems Design. You should be a master of the tools of your trade. For example, you should be able to independently set up Visual Studio for debugging and linting and have strong knowledge of Git.

You will get the opportunity to experience all aspects of software engineering, from system design, programming, building & deploying scalable systems, establishing great engineering processes and business impact of engineering solutions.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop a solid understanding of Tinkerlust’s business model
  • You will undergo an onboarding program where you will learn about the business and how we model it in our software
• Maintaining and improving a core sub-system of the Tinkerlust Platform. For example:
  • Monitoring, investigating and fixing errors reported in Sentry
  • Identifying and improving parts of the system, such as and not limited to, refactoring code and forming effective and efficient test cases
  • Writing unit tests
  • Code reviews with your peers
  • Ensuring documentation is up to date
• Developing new features or feature improvements assigned to your squad to achieve your squads OKRs. This can come in the form of:
  • Writing code to improving a feature in order to solve a regressive issue
  • Writing unit tests
  • Developing new endpoints to power new features
  • Code review to ensure high standard of code quality and industry best practices
  • Ensuring good documentation is written
• Finding solutions to technical problems of a moderate scope and complexity
• Confidently ship small features and improvements with minimal guidance and support
• Collaborate with Product, UI/UX and Growth teams to execute on medium to large projects.
  • Formalise timelines and deliverables for the project with your Squad Lead
  • Estimating complexity for implementation of project
  • Designing and reviewing technical specifications (e.g. database design, classes)
• Flexible, decisive and know how to put ego aside and focus on solving problems.
• Not afraid to voice your opinions on technical decisions made by the team
• High level of initiative to plan your own sprint deliverables

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related fields
• At least 3 years experience as a Software Engineer
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in data structures and software engineering
• Practical knowledge in algorithms, networking and database concepts
• Able to break down complex problems into actionable steps
• Able to demonstrate strong understanding of software engineering concepts & fundamentals
• In-depth understanding of web frameworks (Rails, Django, Laravel, etc)
• In-depth knowledge of minimum one Javascript Framework (React, Angular, Vue, etc)
• Flexible, decisive and know how to put ego aside and focus on solving problems.
• Not afraid to voice your opinions on technical decisions made by the team
• Desire to learn