About the role
About You
You have a knack for solving intricate Software Development problems. You're driven by the idea of writing code that simplifies life for millions of users globally. You're committed to continuous learning and enjoy tackling new challenges. Pair programming, code reviews, and collaborative brainstorming with a team are activities you find fulfilling. You're eager to work alongside developers, prospective customers, account executives, product managers, data scientists, and data analysts. You're a disciplined professional who consistently delivers high-quality code that you take full ownership of, communicates technical solutions with clarity and empathy, and takes the initiative to streamline processes for your team and yourself.
About Us
Constructor is the next-generation platform for search and discovery in ecommerce, built on a unique GPT-based architecture made specifically for commerce. Constructor's AI-first solutions make it easier for shoppers to discover products they want to buy and for ecommerce teams to deliver highly personalized experiences, from search, to recommendations, to AI Shopping Agents and everything in between. Optimizing specifically for ecommerce metrics like revenue, conversion rate and profit, Constructor generates consistent $10M+ lifts for some of the biggest brands in ecommerce, such as Sephora, Petco, Under Armour, home24, Birkenstock and The Very Group. Constructor is a U.S. based company that has been in the market since 2019. It was founded by Eli Finkelshteyn and Dan McCormick who still lead the company today.
We’re a passionate team who love solving problems and want to make our customers’ and coworkers’ lives better. We value empathy, openness, curiosity, continuous improvement, and are excited by metrics that matter. We believe that empowering everyone in a company to do what they think is best can lead to great things.
About the Position
As a Software Engineer on the Prospect UI Solutions team, you will play a pivotal role in proving how Constructor will enhance the website discovery experiences for prospects. You’ll work closely with internal Engineering, Product and Sales stakeholders to seamlessly integrate prospective customer data with our services, supporting them to create an optimized and accurate product discovery demo.
In this role, you will:
* Fuel our proprietary AI models: Write JavaScript code to collect data essential for training our AI.
* Leverage Modern Tooling: Utilize AI as a tool to accelerate your fundamental capabilities and knowledge on how to solve problems with software; building solutions that you are proud to call your own
* Seal the deal: Collaborate with Data Analysts and Account Executives to secure deals with prominent e-commerce brands.
* Leverage your tech knowledge: Assist prospects in integrating their data and user interfaces with our services, focusing on ETL and front-end integrations.
* Deliver excellence: Validate the data provided by prospects and ensure the quality of the results returned by our services.
* Empower a sales force: Contribute to the development and scaling of demo infrastructure to enhance the demo capabilities of the Sales team.
* Be a part of the answer: Assist Account Executives by addressing technical inquiries from prospects about our services.
* Elevate the team: Provide support to your teammates through thoughtful code reviews and empathetic problem solving sessions.
* Visualize brilliance: Develop dashboards and alerts using React, Redux, Node, Clickhouse and OpenSearch.
* Innovate with purpose: Implement and test new features for our open-source JavaScript UI libraries and REST clients.
* Collaborative contribution: Steer cross-team efforts to ensure our prospect's needs are at the forefront of our priorities, making you a key player in our strategic success.
* Champion team culture: Actively foster our team’s sense of community by expanding our roster of Friday team-building games and promoting a culture of empathy, personal growth, and support for others.
This role is ideal for any Software Engineer passionate about search technology, customer-focused solutions, and collaborative development.
Requirements
* A minimum of four years of professional experience or relevant academic experience
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* English on C1 level (CEFR) or higher
* Being able to attend regular meetings with teammates between 1400 and 1800 UTC, with working hours ideally starting some time in the range of 0900 and 1200 UTC.
* Strong foundation and experience with server-side and client-side programming languages
* Enjoys interacting with customers and solving new problems daily
* Able to pick up new technologies and design patterns quickly and loves learning them
* Experience with building User Interfaces utilizing front-end frameworks like (but not limited to) React, Vue or Angular
* Proven track record of building UIs with heavy consideration for friendly user experience
* Experience with automated tests like (but not limited to) Cypress, Jest, or React Testing Library
* Experience in JavaScript will be a strong asset for this role, but candidates with a proven Software Development background that demonstrate a willingness to quickly learn the language will also be considered
* Nice to have - TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind, Storybook, Python and web scraping experience
Benefits
* 🏝️ Unlimited vacation time - we strongly encourage all of our employees take at least 3 weeks per year
* 🌎 Fully remote team - choose where you live
* 🛋️ Work from home stipend! We want you to have the resources you need to set up your home office
* 💻 Apple laptops provided for new employees
* 🧑🎓 Training and development budget for every employee, refreshed each year
* 👪 Maternity & Paternity leave for qualified employees
* 🧠 Work with smart people who will help you grow and make a meaningful impact
* 💵 This position has a base salary range between $80k and $120k USD. The offer varies on many factors including job related knowledge, skills, experience, and interview results.
* 🎉 Regular team offsites to connect and collaborate
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Constructor
At Constructor.io we are committed to cultivating a work environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome individuals of all backgrounds and provide equal opportunities to all applicants regardless of their education, diversity of opinion, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or affiliation in any other protected group.
Studies have shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every one of the qualifications listed. Our primary interest is in finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of our listed qualifications.
How we handle your data. By submitting this application, you acknowledge that Constructor will collect and process the personal data you provide for the purpose of evaluating your candidacy for this role. If you are not selected, we will retain your data for a limited period as described in our Recruitment Privacy Notice. After that period your data will be deleted or anonymized.