Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Empower is a company seeking senior engineers with extensive development experience to join their growing team. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining new software features while collaborating closely with other engineers and the Director of Engineering.
Responsibilities
- 80% - Design, develop, and maintain new features in close collaboration with the Director of Engineering and other engineers
- 20% - Create reports, analyze data, and suggest improvements for business and technical needs
- Complete tasks under tight deadlines
- Lead less experienced developers
- Help improve the platform in performance, reliability, and maintainability
- In rare occasions, handle emergency situations during off-hours
Skills
- 7+ years of development experience
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science (or relevant field)
- Proficiency with one of C#, Java, Javascript, Python, etc…
- Proficiency with a NoSQL or SQL database
- Experience building and consuming REST or RESTful APIs
- Experience with Azure, AWS or GCP
- Track record developing highly scalable, secure, production-grade backend services
- Highly proficient with either CosmosDB, SQL, or PostgreSQL
- Highly Proficient with C# and/or Asp.NET Core
- Experience developing geolocation based applications and services
- Experience with Azure AD / Entra ID
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience with Vue 2 / 3
- Experience with Microsoft Orleans
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with PostGIS
- Experience working on a DevOps team, using Git, or building automation for CI/CD
- Experience with distributed and structured logging
- Experience at a rideshare or on-demand delivery service or building two-sided online marketplace apps
- Experience leading a small team of engineers
Benefits
Company Overview
Empower is a software company that operates and provides a ridesharing platform. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://driveempower.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Empower has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 2 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.