Senior Backend Software Engineer

Lugg is building the best way for you to get anything moved. We partner with some of the biggest retailers in the world like [Costco](https://twitter.com/lugg/status/625879242899755008), IKEA, Restoration Hardware, and Pottery Barn to power same-day delivery for big and bulky furniture. With the push of a button, you are connected to movers and a truck who arrive, load, and haul anything you need. We make it dead simple to get your new furniture home, your craigslist purchases delivered to you, moving all of your stuff into your new apartment, and even [donating to your local charity](https://twitter.com/SFPrincessProj/status/705610966533218304). We are well-funded by some of the greatest investors in the world like Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Y Combinator and Sam Altman.

Our small engineering & product team focuses on hiring amazing people who seek high autonomy and ownership. As an early engineer at Lugg you'll be working on a wide variety of projects, from designing and implementing the features our partners, customers and movers need to optimizing how we dispatch trucks. We have no shortage of interesting engineering projects waiting for an owner!

You should be familiar with the ins and outs of backend development and proficient or excited to learn:

* Ruby on Rails
* Postgres
* PostGIS
* Redis
* GraphQL

Other key competencies we're looking for:

* Track record delivering projects
* Enjoys and has experience building APIs
* Holds yourself and others to a high bar when working with production systems
* Ability to debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
* Enthusiasm for evaluating new services and technologies
* Interest in joining an early venture, where you will effectively shape our culture and values

We're a team of 30, [founded by engineers](https://blog.ycombinator.com/interview-with-lugg-founders/), doing a lot with a little, proud of our [customer's satisfaction](https://www.google.com/search?q=google+lugg&oq=google+lugg&ie=UTF-8#q=lugg&lrd=0x80858078d1a1d46f:0x9ab9b06a86ff94ed,1) and our ability to execute. We've seen [incredible growth](https://twitter.com/paulg/status/729706869250363392) since launching in late 2014 and we're just getting started. Come build amazing software with us!

To apply please include:

* A short introduction describing who you are and what you’re looking for. What projects have you enjoyed working on? Which have you disliked? What motivates you?
* Some ways you think Lugg could improve
* Links to online profiles you use (GitHub, Twitter, etc).
* A description of your work history (whether as a resume, LinkedIn profile, or prose).

Thanks, Eric

* [Lugg.com](https://lugg.com)
* [angel.co/lugg](https://angel.co/lugg)
* [twitter.com/lugg](https://twitter.com/lugg)