OpenSesame - Software Engineer 1

• Ownership: Own well-defined user stories or technical tasks from design through deployment with minimal oversight. • Codebase Proficiency: Confidently modify and maintain your team’s primary codebases. Begin developing a clear area of focus within Core. • Operational Readiness: Participate independently in the on-call rotation. Investigate and triage issues using logs and observability tools, escalating when appropriate. • Technical Judgment: Apply unhappy-path thinking, defensive programming, and performance awareness. Make sound tradeoffs with guidance from senior engineers. • By the end of your first year: • Summary: Operate as a fully capable Software Engineer on the Core team. • Delivery & Ownership: Deliver features and improvements across Core systems with little day-to-day guidance. Break work into small, incremental steps that deliver value. • Quality: Take responsibility for code quality and maintainability. Leave systems better than you found them through continuous refactoring. • System Understanding: Maintain a clear mental model of Core-owned systems and their dependencies. Anticipate the impact of changes and surface risks early. • Collaboration: Communicate clearly in technical discussions, challenge ideas respectfully, and embrace collective ownership of outcomes. • Growth: Proactively identify opportunities to improve code and systems. Seek feedback and continue progressing toward the Senior Software Engineer skill set. • What Success Looks Like • Core services and tooling you work on are reliable, well-tested, and maintainable. • You can be trusted to take a piece of work from idea to production with minimal oversight. • You contribute positively to team culture through collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. • Senior engineers rely on you as a strong execution partner, and you are clearly on a growth trajectory toward Senior Software Engineer. • Location: This position can be based anywhere in the US. We operate as a remote-first company and invest in all-company in-person meetings several times a year. • Performance Driven: We're looking for self-starters with a track record of delivering excellent results, but we're highly selective about who we hire. We don't focus on typical job requirements; instead, we're interested in specific examples from your past experiences. All positions can be based anywhere in the US, and require up to 15 days of travel per year, with senior management and leadership teams requiring up to 35 days. • Compensation: The annual salary range for this role is $125,000–$135,000, depending on experience. At OpenSesame, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to employees upon hire, including professional development, ISOs, health insurance, 401(k) matching, and paid time off. We carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, relying on market data to determine compensation and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience. We prioritize pay transparency, fairness, and equity to create a positive and inclusive work environment, regularly reviewing our compensation practices to align with our values and goals. • Equal Employment Opportunity: OpenSesame is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer that values and welcomes diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of various legally protected characteristics, including criminal history, and strive to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. We prioritize safety and security and may use your information accordingly, and you can contact us for assistance or accommodations during the job application process. • Pay Transparency: At OpenSesame, we prioritize pay transparency, fairness, and equity to create a positive and inclusive work environment, regularly reviewing our compensation practices to align with our values and goals. We provide competitive and fair compensation to our employees based on their skills, experience, and performance.