Software Engineer - Fullstack

Posted Jul 15

About CivilGrid

CivilGrid is a venture-backed SaaS construction tech company building the "Google Maps for the Underground." Come help us disrupt a $4.7T US industry segment that desperately needs innovation. This opportunity has tremendous upside as it scales.

CivilGrid aggregates public and proprietary utility, geotechnical, environmental, and jurisdictional data. The consolidated information is sold via our collaborative SaaS mapping platform to engineers and developers who need it to make early-stage decisions on real estate and infrastructure projects. Real time data access reduces labor and project delays, accelerates decision making and reduces project risk. Collaborative features ensure faster information flow and decisioning inside and outside the organization and better project insight retention over time.

The role

As a small team, we all wear many hats and enjoy tackling new challenges. When it comes to tech, we're seeking experienced individuals who can efficiently identify problems and devise solutions. You will be a foundational team member with the opportunity to work on all aspects of the application and shape the technical future of CivilGrid. Joining at this stage, you will build core systems that will help us scale quickly, and benefit from tremendous upside as we grow. While we don't expect you to be an expert of our tech stack, a strong understanding of JavaScript fundamentals alongside prior experience in React and NodeJS is required.

What you’ll do

  • Build new user-facing fullstack features with everything from database models to front end components in React
  • Work in a range of technologies from general web applications, to mobile, mapping, data processing, algorithmic relevancy, and real time collaboration
  • Improve performance by profiling and tweaking all layers of the stack
  • Set up analytics, health monitoring, alerts, and logging solutions
  • Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to other team members
  • Mentor junior software engineers and help them develop their skills

What we’re looking for

  • You’re technical and have 4 - 7 years experience with TypeScript, React, NodeJS or similar
  • Take pride in 0-1 ownership
  • Comfortable in a greenfield environment and excited to shape, design, and stand up new systems
  • Strong communication skills - verbal and written
  • Have a few war stories to share on running high scale production systems
  • Bonus: BS/MS in CS, Civil Engineering or similar
  • Bonus: Mapbox, ESRI, or other mapping related experience
  • Bonus: Prior startup or founder experience

The Tech

  • React frontend with redux and valtio state management
  • Tailwind CSS for styling
  • React Native mobile app
  • NodeJS, MongoDB, Redis
  • ESRI and Mapbox for mapping
  • Proprietary mapping data service built for speed and customizability
  • Hosted on AWS via ECS
  • GitHub, Slack, Notion, Figma

What we offer

  • Interesting and challenging work
  • Lots of room for growth
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Health insurance
  • 401k
  • Flexible and remote-friendly work environment (US timezones)
  • FSA (health and dependent care)
  • Unlimited PTO

Requirements

  • US Work authorization
  • US timezones (East coast preferred)