Senior Software Engineer
Project Canary
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Denver • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $180,000 - $225,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Ownership of meaningful systems with real influence over technical direction
- Direct access to product and company leadership
- Fast feedback loops and fewer layers between idea and implementation
- A collaborative environment where ideas are debated openly and decisions move quickly
- Visible impact. Your work will shape the trajectory of the company
- WHAT “SENIOR” MEANS HERE
- In our environment, senior engineers:
- Make sound technical decisions and clearly explain the tradeoffs behind them
- Step into ambiguity and create clarity for others
- Deliver reliably and adjust execution based on business priorities
- Elevate the quality of systems, discussions, and team standards
- Contribute to a culture of curiosity, accountability, and momentum
Requirements
- Technical Depth and Rigor
- You have demonstrated the ability to reason through complex systems and make sound engineering decisions. That evidence might come from:
- Designing and shipping production systems
- Building products from 0 to 1 in ambiguous environments
- Research, open-source contributions, or other technically rigorous work
- Solving problems that required thoughtful system design, tradeoff analysis, or non-obvious technical decisions
- Startup Adaptability
- We are a mid-stage startup. Priorities evolve. Documentation is not always perfect. Sometimes the best path forward is not immediately obvious.
- We are drawn to engineers who:
- Thrive in environments with evolving structure
- Take ownership of learning new systems and domains
- Proactively identify next steps rather than waiting for assignments
- Stay anchored to business goals, not just technical elegance
- Ownership, Pace, and Judgment
- Strong candidates demonstrate:
- Clear reasoning behind architectural decisions
- Ability to articulate tradeoffs, not just best practices
- Awareness of business context when estimating timelines
- The discipline to meet commitments
- The judgment to increase intensity when the situation calls for it and to simplify when complexity is not justified
- Breadth and Curiosity
- We appreciate engineers who:
- Have expanded their scope over time through new systems, domains, or increased responsibility
- Are comfortable stepping slightly outside their core area when needed
- See product, customer impact, and technical design as interconnected
- Experience That Is Particularly Relevant, Not Required
- Exposure to complex or real-world data problems is compelling, including:
- Systems interacting with physical processes
- Geospatial or spatial data
- Combining multiple data streams to infer meaningful signals
- Problems requiring modeling, interpretation, or non-obvious conclusions
- Strength in some areas can compensate for gaps in others.
Benefits
- Salary range: $180,000-225,000 annual base
- Hybrid work environment (at least 3 days/week in Denver office
- Health, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles and premiums paid by company 99% for self and 50% for dependents and/or spouse
- 401K with company match (no vesting period)
- Opportunity for equity ownership
- Student loan assistance
- Generous culture around time off, including:
- Unlimited PTO
- 6 days of sick time per year
- 11 paid company holidays per year
- Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Dog friendly office environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
system designtradeoff analysisproduction systemsopen-source contributionsproblem solvingtechnical decision makingsoftware architecturedata modelinggeospatial datadata stream integration
Soft Skills
collaborationcuriosityaccountabilityadaptabilityclear reasoningcommunicationownershipjudgmentproactive identificationability to simplify