Backend Software Engineer, Jellyfish
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Engineering team management platform
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Engineering team management platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make engineering leaders’ lives better by elevating the practice of engineering management.
Role
Who you are
- We’re in search of a backend engineer who’s passionate about performance, scaling, and working with a lot of data
- Ideally, you’re performance minded and have worked on data ingestion and ETL processes
- Experience building internal tools to triage and debug issues is a plus
- You know how to build and scale data ingestion pipelines
- You are a strong programmer with extensive Python experience
- You have familiarity with observability and profiling
- You are great at asking questions, figuring out what needs to be done, building consensus, and executing
- You consider both the needs of the user and the needs of the business when designing a solution
- You love learning new things and sharing knowledge with others
- You have strong communication skills, and enjoy working as part of a team
- You are eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer
- Located in EST or CST time zone
Desirable
- You have worked at a rapidly scaling startup before and loved it
- You bring experience and opinions about the different ways engineering teams can work and the tools they use
What the job involves
- This is a great opportunity to be a member of an exceptional engineering organization with high agency: where you can help shape the features your team builds and how your team builds them
- Develop and improve upon data ingestion from external sources (e.g. Jira/Git) into Jellyfish
- Implement observability and metrics tooling
- Develop internal tools to enable teams to better support our customers
- Handle customer escalations related to data ingestion
- Design, plan and implement key features as part of a highly effective agile team
- Provide technical expertise within your team and across the organization
- Communicate effectively about project status, technical issues
- Participate in your team’s agile process and work to continually improve your team’s capabilities
- Provide support for production operations of the Jellyfish product
- Actively participate in a culture supportive of growth and inclusion on your team
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Engineering leaders are often left in the dark when it comes to exactly what their teams are doing when developing new products. This was a source of frustration shared by the founders of Jellyfish, who had similar visibility issues when running their own engineering and product teams.
Its platform attempts to do for engineering team leaders what CRM systems have done for sales teams. It aims to keep managers in the loop around projects, including the productivity of individual engineers, where time and resources are spent, and whether products are on schedule.
The company has a long list of customers including Toast, Medium, DataRobot, Digital Guardian, New Relic, and Mastercard subsidiary SessionM. The global transition to remote work saw a surge in business for Jellyfish, which has led to an increase in its headcount and further revenue growth.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$71m
SERIES C
Jan 2021
$31.5m
SERIES B
Total funding: $117.2m
Company benefits
- Hybrid Work Environment: While we have an office in Boston, MA, we enjoy a hybrid work environment. We don’t have a company-wide policy on the days required to be in the office. We have many fully remote employees around the US and in Boston. What’s important is getting the work done and learning from each other, over where you’re located
- Outings and Events: We’re all about building solid relationships, and we love to have fun while we’re at it! Whether trying out new restaurants together, catching a Red Sox game, or taking a cooking class, our team outings are a great way to bond with your colleagues
- Time Off: Time away from work is essential for everyone, which is why we offer Flexible Time Off so you can take the time when you need it. We also have 13 company holidays and encourage everyone to take time off for religious or cultural holidays that aren’t in our schedule
- 401(k) and Financial Wellbeing: We offer both Traditional and ROTH 401(k) retirement savings plans. We also have periodic financial education webinars and opportunities for you to meet 1-1 with a Certified Financial Planner to make sure you’re on track to meet your financial goals
- Equity: On top of a competitive salary, we offer stock options so you can be a part of Jellyfish’s future success. We want you to have a stake in what we’re creating here
- Health Benefits: We believe in caring for our employees and their families, so we offer a competitive benefits package that includes top-notch medical, dental, and vision coverage. You can rest assured that you and your loved ones are covered with our comprehensive plan
- Parental Leave: Bringing a new family member home is an exciting time, and we want you to be fully present for it. We offer paid parental leave to help you care for your loved ones during this special time. Parents also support one another in our dedicated #parents Slack channel
- Commuter benefits: If you choose to go into our Boston office regularly, you can pay for your commute to and from work using pre-tax dollars with our commuter benefits program or pre-tax dollars to pay for parking near the office or at a Commuter Rail stop
- Pet Insurance: Pets are just as much a part of your family so we offer discounted pet insurance to our employees through Wishbone
- Employee Resource Blooms: Belonging is an important part of doing your best work. These ERBs provide support and community for employees: Out at Jellyfish, Jellyfish of Color, and Women of Jellyfish
Company values
- Swim Against the Current -- Be willing to innovate and differentiate
- Jet Fast, But Don’t Wreck Things -- Move quickly, but act with intent and forethought
- Surf to Morph -- Feel the waves, adapt, and act in the right moment. Always evolve
- Glow Brightly -- Always be learning and teaching. Be curious, thoughtful, and help others learn
- Bloom Together -- Build culture, team cohesion, and connection
Company HQ
Financial District, Boston, MA
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Founders
Philip Braden
(Co-Founder)Philip worked as a Consultant for 4 years before 7 years at Endeca and working as VP of Product at Vocus. They left their role of 4 years as a Fishbowl Marketing Manager to co-found Jellyfish in 2017.
David Gourley
(Co-Founder)David studied at UCB before working at Inktomi, Endeca, and Ludic Labs for 15 years. They spent 4 years at Groupon, moving from VP Product and Engineering to founding Jellyfish.
Andrew Lau
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied at MIT, Andrew founded Broadway Commerce in 2009, before being a Redstar Entrepreneur in Residence and founding LoopIt. They left their CSO role at Nanigans in 2014 to co-found Jellyfish as CEO in 2017.
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