Backend Software Engineer

| Greater Boulder Area | Hybrid
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Role: Backend Software Engineer 

Company Introduction:

Sunday: Unbox a better lawn. We’re a venture-funded, Boulder-based startup that’s reinventing the lawn and garden space through a lens of e-commerce and technology. Our data-driven service and products will help 90+ million Americans turn their yards into verdant, sustainable ecosystems - without all the toxic stuff. (Think custom meal kits for lawns, minus all the tedious chopping!)

We are backed by a group of experienced investors and advisors, and now we are looking for the right people to join our core team. Together, we will disrupt an industry by building cuttingedge greenfield products that help people and the environment. 

If you don’t want to take our word for it, check out the article on us in Forbes magazine!

Competitive pay, equity compensation, and fantastic company culture.

Job Description

Sunday is looking for talented and motivated engineers to work building a direct to consumer platform that aims to help people grow.  With an ever expanding customer base we have a long roadmap of amazing products to build.  Key to this role will be the ability to balance both short-term deliverables and long-term goals as Sunday continues to thrive and scale for the future.  We look forward to hiring someone who will work tirelessly to understand our customers and deliver the best possible experience to them through collaboration with internal teams beyond engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and deploy production software to meet immediate and future business needs 
  • Contribute to development of stable and scalable backend for a data heavy D2C (Direct to Consumer) business
  • Collaborate with Product and Operations teams to design and implement both internal and customer facing features and tools
  • Lend support to maintain and improve the software platform in its entirety
     

Background

  • Ideally at least 5 years, minimum of 3+ years experience working with Python building large scale web applications/APIs (Django is a plus).
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively towards individual goals.
  • Positive attitude with curiosity discover and solve new problems.
  • Passionate about understanding customer experience and working to improve it.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, frequently changing and evolving environment.
  • Desire to work alongside product and operations teams to create new features and processes.

Skills

  • Knowledge of Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework
  • Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD processes
  • Comfortable working on the command line.
  • Experience with data engineering, analysis, and visualization

Perks:

    • Be a core member of small, focused engineering team building new technologies
    • Help make critical decisions that will drive success
    • Health, Dental, Vision Benefits: covering employee premiums 100%; spouse/family 50%
    • Stock options
    • Unlimited PTO
    • 401(k) program
    • Located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado
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Technology we use

  • Engineering
    • PythonLanguages

Location

Boulder, CO, Named Best Place to Live by U.S. News for the Past 2 Years

An Insider's view of Sunday

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

My main goal is to ensure any science content our team generates is 1. accessible to a wide variety of audiences and 2. accurate. In order to achieve this, continuous collaboration is required alongside our teammates that drive everything from content creation and education, to customer experience and product development.

Teri

Natural Science Manager

How does the company support your career growth?

Sunday has helped me realize my career goals by empowering me to own my role, offering individual skill-building opportunities, and creating a collaborative work culture. Sunday definitely values self-sufficiency and creative problem-solving, but I feel supported knowing I can always ask for guidance and insights from my management team.

Alex

Manager, Customer Operations & Logistics

What are Sunday Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Sunday is a 1% for the planet company, and we love to get involved with our nonprofit partners!
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Highly diverse management team
Diversity employee resource groups
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Sunday covers the premium for our base plan at 100% for the employee and 50% for dependents.
Life insurance
We have Sunday paid life insurance as well as additional options for voluntary coverage.
Wellness programs
Our wellness committee hosts wellness challenges that promote getting active, lunch & learns for mental and financial wellness, and other classes for our employees.
Mental health benefits
Sunday has different employee assistance programs that offer a variety of resources for our teams.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
All of our employees are granted stock options that they can purchase once vested. We also offer promotion and retention grants for every year 2 years and beyond.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Sunday offers 12 weeks of maternity/primary leave and 6 weeks paternity/other leave at 100% pay.
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Pet friendly
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours

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