We are looking for a Software Engineer to help us build and evolve our distributed and scalable Cross Border Services and Solutions. Reporting to a Director of Engineering, you will be a well-rounded software development engineer with experience delivering software at scale in an Agile environment.

In Short

Understand product strategy, priorities, metrics and standards to recommend solutions.
Write reusable, testable, and efficient code.
Perform code reviews and champion efforts of quality across the team.
Collaborate with teams to design, and ship new features.
Address non-functional requirements like security, performance and load for the product.
Troubleshoot, diagnose and identify failing systems using instrumentation.
Be part of innovation culture and find ways to increase processes and services.
Manage priorities, trade-offs, forecast/manage risk, implement solutions in team deliverables.
Lead conversations across teams and leadership to guide on critical topics.

Requirements

Four-year bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or engineering
Minimum of 4+ years of experience in a software development role
Experience working in product-based organizations preferred (most recent).
Experience in engineering for available and fault tolerant software in a SaaS cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Knowledge with monitoring tools and analyzing system metrics for performance and reliability tuning.
Experience approaching a problem from different angles, analyzing pros and cons of different solutions
Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners

Benefits

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture.