Offer summary
Qualifications:
Proficient in Go, Typescript, JavaScript, Knowledge of GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes.Key responsabilities:
- Contribute to Code Search product direction
- Maintain, expand, and shape the product
Our mission at Sourcegraph is to make it so that everyone can code, not just ~0.1% of the population. We're building the code intelligence platform that powers the world's best code search and the most popular open-source code AI tool. It’s an exciting time to join Sourcegraph—AI has taken over the world, and we aim to automate 99% of the toil in software engineering with our code understanding and code AI tools, leaving the remaining 1% to the irreplicable creative spark from humans.
Our customers range from startups to the Fortune 500, 4/5 FAANG companies, government organizations, Uber, Plaid, and more. We’ve raised $225M at a $2.625B valuation from a16z, Sequoia, Redpoint, Craft and others. We’re making ambitious bets on our future and we’re looking to hire exceptional people to join our team as we make Sourcegraph one of the biggest and most influential companies in the world.
🌎 While we are an all-remote company and hire almost anywhere in the world, we have a preference for someone to reside in the following locations for this role. However, if you feel qualified, we welcome you to apply regardless of location. No matter what, working hours must overlap with EST for at least 20 hours/week.
Preferred locations:
Sourcegraph Code Search is an advanced, user-friendly code search and navigation tool designed to help developers efficiently understand, navigate, and review the software they're working on, irrespective of its size or complexity. It offers a web-based, universal code search capability across various repositories, branches, and languages, enabling quick and accurate search results with context. It also provides features such as semantic code search, syntax highlighting, hover tooltips, and real-time code insights, significantly reducing the time spent understanding codebases or hunting for specific logic. With integrations into popular version control systems and code editors, Sourcegraph Code Search aids in code exploration, bug squashing, and feature development, making it an indispensable tool for modern development teams.
The Code Search team is aimed at growing the Code Search product into a 100+ million dollar product that is an integral part of every Fortune-500 company’s workflow. As a software engineer on the Code Search team, you will contribute to the direction of Sourcegraph’s Code Search product. With your expertise, you will be in the thick of maintaining, expanding, and shaping the future of the product, ensuring it meets the needs of our largest enterprise customers.
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You are a passionate Full-stack Software Engineer with 2-5 years of hands-on experience, eagerly seeking a challenging role that allows you to leverage your technical skills while also offering opportunities for learning and growth. Your coding skills are solid, and you are proficient in your primary focus area, yet you remain open and excited to dive into different parts of the technology stack.
You are eager to continue building your track record of excellence, autonomy, and the expertise to solve complex software engineering challenges.
While you are task-oriented and able to follow directions, you are also demonstrating a growing sense of independence in your work. You are self-sufficient, capable of delivering results with minimal guidance, and unafraid to take the lead on small and mid-sized projects. You are adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You take ownership of your work, you are self-motivated, and you exhibit a strong sense of accountability and responsibility for the success of the product.
Qualifications:
📊 This job is an IC2. You can read more about our job leveling philosophy in our Handbook.
💸 We pay you an above-average salary because we want to hire the best people who are fully focused on helping Sourcegraph succeed, not worried about paying bills. As an open and transparent company that values competitive compensation, our compensation ranges are visible to every single Sourcegraph teammate.
To determine your salary, we use a number of market and data-driven salary sources, along with your location zone, and target the high-end of the range to ensure we’re always paying above market regardless of where you live in the world. Both U.S. and international locations are divided into one of four zones, determined by the cost of labor index for each area. The starting salary for a successful candidate will be based on level, job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location zone. Please note that these salary ranges may be adjusted in the future.
💰 The target compensation for this role is $58,000 - $116,000 USD base.
Zone 2: $116,000 USD
Zone 3: $87,000 USD
Zone 4: $58,000 USD
Please speak with a recruiter for additional information regarding zone locations.
📈 In addition to our cash compensation, we offer equity (because when we succeed as a company, we want you to succeed, too) and generous perks & benefits.
Below is the interview process you can expect for this role (you can read more about the types of interviews in our Handbook). It may look like a lot of steps, but rest assured that we move quickly and the steps are designed to help you get the information needed to determine if we’re the right fit for you… Interviewing is a two-way street, after all!
We expect the interview process to take 5.5 hours in total.
👋 Introduction Stage - we have initial conversations to get to know you better…
🧑💻 Team Interview Stage - we then delve into your experience in more depth and introduce you to members of the team, including cross-functional partners…
🎉 Final Interview Stage - we move you to our final round, where you gain a better understanding of our business and values holistically…
Please note - you are welcome to request additional conversations with anyone you would like to meet, but didn’t get to meet during the interview process.
We want a diverse, global team, with a broad range of experience and perspectives. If this job sounds great, but you’re not sure if you qualify, apply anyway! We carefully consider every application, and will either move forward with you, find another team that might be a better fit, keep in touch for future opportunities, or thank you for your time.
To create a product that serves the needs of all developers, we are building a diverse all-remote team that is distributed across the world. Sourcegraph is an equal opportunity workplace; we welcome people from all backgrounds and communities.
We provide competitive compensation and practical benefits to keep you happy and healthy so that you can do your best work.
Learn more about what it is like to work at Sourcegraph by reading our handbook.
We want to ensure Sourcegraph is an environment that suits your working style and empowers you to do your best work, so we are eager to answer any questions that you have about us at any point in the interview process.
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