Astrohaus is a small team headquartered in Metro Detroit MI that creates innovative consumer products at the intersection of art technology productivity and design. The company was formed in 2014 by CEO and Cofounder Adam Leeb after its breakout Freewrite distractionfree writing tools. Astrohaus is independent profitable and not funded by Venture Capital. Accolades: Freewrite products have won several awards and in 2021 the Smart Typewriter entered the Science Museum Londons permanent Printing & Writing Collection becoming a literal piece of history. Tens of thousands of customers around the world have cumulatively written 700 million words on Freewrite devices. Read about the Freewrite family at getfreewrite inThe Atlantic Wired or in the WSJ. See Astrohaus/jobs for how to make your application stand out.
Job Role
Join Astrohaus as a Software Engineer. Level and title to be determined based on experience. In this key role you will drive software projects from architecture to production. We are a small team that requires flexible developers to work across the stack and with various technologies.
About you
Youre a developer who sees coding not just as a profession but a lifelong passion. You love the idea of creating software to enable hardware. You have already implemented AI tools into your workflow and seeing productivity gains despite the challenges. Speed and quality are your hallmark. Working as part of a 34 person product team is ideal. The bigger the challenge the broader the scope the more exciting. Well thought out code is your signature and you love to set the pace. You thrive in fastpaced environments where craft is highly valued. Youre energized by tackling complex technical challenges and find satisfaction in creating solutions that directly impact user experience. What sets you apart is your holistic approach to development youre comfortable diving deep into system architectures while maintaining perspective on what is important at the product level. The prospect of learning new technologies excites you and you actively contribute to knowledgesharing within your team. Your adaptability shines when collaborating across different technical domains and you have a proven ability to transform challenging requirements into elegant solutions. Youre not just looking for a coding role youre seeking an opportunity to shape products that make a difference.
Responsibilities
Ship well engineered beautiful software
Design and implement robust scalable software solutions across our Linuxbased hardware products and cloud infrastructure
Lead the development of new features from conception to deployment ensuring high performance and reliability
Architect and maintain missioncritical cloud services focusing on high availability data integrity and security
Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to optimize system performance and enhance user experience
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid reliable software delivery
Develop and enhance APIs that enable seamless integration between hardware devices and cloud services
Monitor system performance and manage incident response when necessary
Optimize existing systems for scalability performance and cost efficiency
Drive technical documentation efforts and maintain comprehensive system documentation
Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards
Qualifications
BS/MS degree in Computer Engineering Computer Science or related field
4 years of professional experience in software development
Proven track record of working at a small company or startup
Deep appreciation for craft and consumer products
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience working with cloud technologies and managing infrastructure
Experience managing AWS services
Experience using the following technologies: Javascript Node.js Python and Rust
Location
The role is available for Metro Detroitbased and remote candidates however preference will be given to those in the Eastern Time Zone or nearby.
Compensation
The lean nature of our team and fast growth of our company allows us to provide stable and competitive compensation often reserved for larger companies. This includes:
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