Software Engineer 3

As a Software Engineer 3 on the Business Logic pod, you'll work on the systems at the core of how The Farmer's Dog operates: subscriptions, pricing, billing, and order generation. Everything depends on these systems, and we're reshaping them for the next phase of growth. You'll design and implement significant features across these systems, making technical decisions that improve them and reduce complexity over time.

Responsibilities

Design and ship medium-to-large features end to end; Take defined problems from design through production, making sound technical decisions and following work through after it ships; Turn problems into shippable work; Break larger efforts into increments that can ship continuously; Weigh in on sequencing and dependencies; Surface blockers and unexpected complexity early; Improve systems you work in; Reduce technical debt as you build; Design data models and contracts that hold up as we iterate; Make decisions that keep the next change cheap; Debug systematically and build with quality in mind; Diagnose root causes using data; Consider reliability, performance, and security in code written and reviewed; Partner across engineering, Product, Design, Data Analytics, and other teams; Bring right people into work early; Communicate decisions and tradeoffs clearly; Solve problems collaboratively; Become a go-to person and share what you know; Build deep expertise in a technology or part of domain; Help teammates succeed; Provide meaningful, actionable feedback in code reviews and technical discussions; Keep learning and challenge how we work; Take initiative to learn new technologies; Question processes and practices not serving the team; Use tools like AI thoughtfully to improve how you build software.

Requirements

Strong full-stack engineer with 5+ years of experience building and shipping production software; Comfortable working across backend and frontend systems; Care deeply about quality; Build accurate mental models of how systems work; Think critically about details; Look for opportunities to improve the codebase; Gone deep on at least one technology or domain; Naturally curious and eager to keep learning; Owner and proactive self-starter; Make progress in ambiguous environments; Prioritize effectively across competing work; Have judgment to know when to push through a problem, change approach, or pull someone else in; Resourceful and action-oriented; Find information needed, surface risks early, look for practical ways to move complex work forward; Skilled communicator who can absorb complexity and distill it into clear decisions and tradeoffs; Collaborate well across functions; Seek out perspectives that challenge assumptions; Give meaningful, actionable feedback; Look for ways to improve systems, tools, practices; Comfortable questioning conventions and suggesting better ways; Use good judgment about when new technologies and tools, including AI, can improve the work and when they add unnecessary complexity; Love dogs.

Benefits

Dog-friendly office in SoHo; Market-competitive compensation and equity packages; Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision; Company supported mental health benefits; 12 week paid parental leave; Competitive 401k plan with company match; Flexible PTO; Discounted fresh food for your pup; Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug