While we are an all-remote company and hire almost anywhere in the world, we have a preference for someone to reside in the following locations for this role. However, if you feel qualified, we welcome you to apply regardless of location. No matter what, working hours must overlap with EST for at least 20 hours/week.

Preferred locations:

• Remote

📅 Within one month, you will…

• Onboard onto the Sourcegraph codebase, architecture, tooling, and development workflow.
• Build a solid understanding of the team’s areas of ownership, technical challenges, and problems the team solves for our customers, and know how all of these align with the top-level company goals.
• Actively participate in team meetings, sharing ideas and insights to contribute to the overall team goals.
• Work closely with your team members, asking questions and seeking feedback to ensure alignment and clear understanding of tasks.
• Begin making meaningful contributions to ongoing projects, demonstrating a clear understanding of our coding standards and methodologies.

📅 Within three months, you will…

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the Code Search product, its underlying technologies, and its integration within the Sourcegraph ecosystem.
• Begin to take ownership of specific areas of the product, showcasing expertise and problem-solving capabilities.
• Regularly participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and upholding our high standards of code quality.
• Engage in team discussions on architectural design, scalability, and other higher-level aspects, bringing clarity and forward momentum to such conversations.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members, fostering their growth and development within the Code Search team.
• Lead or co-lead smaller projects, showcasing strong scoping, implementation, and delivery skills.
• Proactively identify potential challenges in projects and work towards mitigating risks and ensuring smooth execution.

📅 Within six months, you will…

• Act as a go-to expert within your domain, helping to address complex challenges, guide the team through intricate issues, and define best practices.
• Proactively dive into unfamiliar areas of the codebase, suggesting improvements, and ensuring that our technical infrastructure remains robust and forward-looking.
• Have a significant influence on the team’s roadmap, proposing new features, optimizations, and refactors based on customer needs, technical debt, and industry best practices.
• Lead larger projects from conception to deployment, ensuring that they align with our strategic objectives and adhere to our quality standards.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping the team's culture, ensuring that it remains collaborative, innovative, and focused on continuous growth.
• Actively mentor junior team members and collaborate with other senior engineers, ensuring their success within their teams.

Qualifications:

• You are proficient in Go, with exposure to scaling and concurrency.
• You are proficient with Typescript and Javascript frameworks; experience with React and SvelteKit is a plus.
• You have some knowledge of GraphQL.
• You are comfortable with Docker and Kubernetes.
• You are comfortable interacting with relational databases; PostgreSQL experience is a plus.
• You are comfortable with the command-line interface and bash scripting.
• You are comfortable in a multi-service environment.
• You can utilize Bazel as a build tool.
• You are familiar with macOS and Linux platforms.

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