Karbon is the global leader in practice management software for growth-minded accounting firms.
We provide an award-winning, highly collaborative cloud platform that streamlines work and communication, enabling the average accounting firm using Karbon to save 16 hours per week, per employee.
We have customers in 34 countries and have grown into a globally distributed team, with our people based throughout the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines.
We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, have a fantastic team culture built on our values, are growing rapidly, and making a global impact.
Join our internal Platform Team, a collaborative group of multi-disciplinary experts dedicated to revolutionizing our tech stack and infrastructure.
As an internal-facing delivery team, our mission is clear: accelerate application development, reduce operational complexity, and enhance time-to-market for our growing engineering department.
As a Software Engineer on the Platform Team, you'll thrive in a diverse and dynamic environment working alongside seasoned professionals, including senior developers, tech leads, and architects.
Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop robust, high-quality software meeting the requirements of the agreed specifications and complying with Karbon formal and informal development team standards and procedures.Maintain and champion a high standard of quality, consistency, and scalability in our code base.Work closely with quality assurance team members to resolve issues raised by testing throughout the development cycle.Streamline and automate processes, proactively identifying and eliminating technical debt.Maintain a current knowledge of development technologies used in the development of Karbon software applications.Implement improvements across the platform to enhance developer experience.Collaborate effectively with product, support, and other software engineering teams.Establish and maintain good working relationships within the development team.Own and take your code from local to production, provisioning CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.Deliver operational support for the platform as part of a team on-call roster rotation.QualificationsCandidates with the following characteristics and experience are encouraged to apply:
Proficiency with C#, SQL Server, and .Net (MVC, Web API, .Net core).
We are looking for candidates fluent in a variety of programming languages, with demonstrated ability to bring in and use these when and where appropriate.Knowledge of software engineering best practices, including SSDLC, SOLID principles, testing, clean code architecture, and various architectural designs.Experience with cloud services and build/deployment tools (e.g., AWS, Azure, GitHub Actions).Desire to identify and improve system performance, including local developer experience, performance, observability, and maintainability.Proven experience in making application-wide changes across engineering departments.Experience with various storage engines (SQL, Elasticsearch, NoSQL) and knowing when to use each.Eagerness to learn and adapt to a diverse set of technologies.Understanding of scalable systems, software architecture, data structures, and algorithms.A problem solver with a self-starter mindset that can adapt well to changing priorities.Excellent communication skills to work in an international, multi-location team.Initiative, passion for technology, and a commitment to teamwork and ownership.Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant industry experience.Expertise in provisioning cloud environments with Terraform.Knowledge and experience containerizing applications using Docker and deploying to Azure ACA or AKS.Knowledge of distributed systems architecture and best practices in distributed system design.Experience in event-driven architecture and stream processing.Experience with Azure services.Karbon embraces diversity and inclusion, aligning with our values as a business.
If you've made it this far in the job description but your past experience doesn't perfectly align, we encourage you to still apply.
You could still be the right person for the role!
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