Senior Software Engineer

GOAT Group represents the leading platforms for authentic sneakers, apparel, and accessories. Operating two distinct brands – GOAT, the global platform for style and Flight Club, the original sneaker consignment store – GOAT Group has a global community of over 25M members across 164 countries. The greatest selection from the past, present and future are displayed on company-operated mobile apps, e-commerce sites and retail stores. Through its innovative technology and service, GOAT Group has changed the landscape of commerce, converging the primary and resale markets.

At GOAT Group, the Engineering team is an integral part of our dynamic company. By joining the team, your skills will be front and center, working alongside other passionate individuals to solve problems and build software. From launching compelling new consumer experiences, tackling global logistics challenges to scaling infrastructure to facilitate our rapid growth – technology is essential to driving our vision forward. The work you do will change the way the world shops, while also empowering entrepreneurs, including individual sellers, brands and boutiques.

In this role, you will:

• Manage projects and problems of significantly larger scopes
• Formulate an efficient game plan for delivering a stable, well-tested feature on time
• Make technical recommendations that improve the codebase while minimizing risk
• Identify and fix (or ideally avoid) bugs and performance bottlenecks
• Coordinate and communicate seamlessly across other technical and product teams
• Be a helpful and supportive presence on the team, contributing to code reviews, and other team processes

We are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with Ruby on Rails (Python, Go, PHP, or Java are also acceptable)
• Experience with e-commerce/web applications
• Familiarity and comfortability with the technologies, the tradeoffs, and the design patterns emerging in web services
• A quick learner, a self-starter, ability to work autonomously, and be willing (and able) to handle the pressures of an increasing level of responsibility

GOAT Group uses geographic pay tiers based on the employee’s home state to align compensation with market differences across the U.S.

Hiring Range:

Tier 1 (Includes states such as California, New York (including New York City), Washington, Illinois and other higher-cost markets)

$147,200 - $184,000 USD

Tier 2 - (Includes mid-cost markets across the U.S.)

$132,800 - $166,000 USD

Tier 3 - (All other U.S. locations)

$125,200 - $156,500 USD

GOAT’s cutting edge authentication processes leverage AI and machine learning to prevent counterfeits on the platform. In 2019, GOAT Group prevented over $72M in counterfeit sneaker transactions. GOAT fuels its proprietary AI and machine learning authentication systems by collecting multiple data points on every style that has been listed on the platform

1. Recruiter Phone Screen (30 minutes)
2. Culture/Leadership Chat (30 minutes)
3. Pair Programming Exercise (1 hour)
4. Panel Interview: 1 hour session + 1.5 hour session
5. Hiring Manager Chat (30 minutes)
6. Offer