Leafly is the leading legal cannabis marketplace in the u.s.
The u.sCannabis market is exploding! this is your chance to get in on the ground floor!
It’s estimated to hit $130 billion on an annual basis by 2024It’s already more than half of the u.sAlcohol market, and it’s not even federally legal—yet! join us in what we believe will be a multi-billion dollar company!
Built as a strain database more than a decade ago, leafly has played a critical role in destigmatizing cannabis and helping consumers understand the power the plant can play in their own livesWe’ve parlayed our strains expertise into the largest legal cannabis marketplace in the united states100 million people visit our site each year to buy cannabis from their local dispensary, to be picked up or delivered to their homeWhen you read the millions of user-generated reviews for strains and dispensaries on leafly, you quickly understand why we are the most differentiated marketplace in the cannabis industry.
Our independent newsroom is the trusted source for cannabis education, news, and trendsFrom cannabis 101 to our flagship jobs report to our social impact hub, leafly shines a light on the plant and the industryWe’ve leveraged our position as the trusted authority on all things cannabis in order to influence prohibition-ending legislation efforts across the country, and to partner with other mission-driven organizations that are building a more just and equitable future for our industry.
Our teams and our tech we work in cross-functional squads, with product owners, designers, and engineers working side-by-side toward shared goalsWe strive to maximize squad autonomy - standardizing tech, tools, and process just enough so that squads are accelerated rather than slowedWe aim for each squad to have the right mix of full stack, web, and api developers, so that together they are equipped to solve whatever problems come their wayWe look to each person to bring their expertise and passion to the table, as well as the ability to roll up their sleeves and help where it’s neededThe main technical players: javascript (react, typescript, next.js, node.js), rails, postgres, elasticsearch, docker, kubernetes, aws, grafana, datadog.
What we look for in our engineers
You prioritize usersYou’re results oriented, pragmatic, and good at negotiating tradeoffs between technical objectives and product objectives.
Iterative and data-drivenYou know how to break down the work in order to frequently deliver incremental valueYou’re experienced with testing into better solutions than we originally envisioned.
Technical excellence and a growth mindsetYou’re passionate about honing your craft and writing high quality code that inspires your teammates.
Depth and breadthWhere you`re an expert, you’ll hit the ground running and lead by exampleWhere you’re not, you’re ready to learn quickly.
Self-starter and collaborativeYou’re comfortable working independently as well as pairing or swarming with your teammatesYou ask for help when you need it, and you help others when they need it.
You will make us betterYou bring expertise, skills, or perspective we could use more ofYou’ll help us make better decisions, and build better products.
Position summary the leafly integrations team is dedicated to building customer driven solutions powered by leafly and partner apisA senior api engineer will be a critical member of the team and passionate about building, deploying and maintaining apis, their communication with downstream systems and the 3rd party developer experienceYou will partner with product and engineering to drive alignment and progress of cross-functional initiatives and key prioritiesYou have demonstrated knowledge in our stack and a proven track record of solving problems regardless of the specific technology or problem domainYou care deeply about software quality, operability and the developer experienceYou value a collaborative environment, are an effective communicator and collaborator and a technical mentor to the teamYou have strong opinions about how we build things and your opinions are loosely heldAnd while it’s not a requirement, if you are passionate about cannabis many of us are too! leafly is looking for you! responsibilities
Become a sme on leafly’s current apis, integration partner stack and architecture
Research and provide technical and strategic insight on industry best practices for usability, performance, scalability, design and maintainability
Collaborate with product and engineering to design new apis and establish code, design and writing standards
Analyze 3rd party partner apis and translate technical requirements to task specifications
Serve as lead engineer for assigned integration projects, writing and shipping code daily to maintain new and existing integrations
Conduct peer reviews to ensure code developed meets our coding standards
Serve as a technical support resource with leafly support and 3rd party integration partners in identifying, troubleshooting and resolving integration issues
Demonstrated ability to embrace, learn and apply new technologies and tools
Preferred qualifications
5+ years experience shipping and supporting high-scale, high-performance web applications in a cloud environment
Experience with the latest web technologies, tools and practices; experience with more than one server-side technology
Expertise in http, web application architecture, scalability, performance optimization, reliability, deployment, monitoring, security
Expert in your domain and comfortable working with at all layers: html, css, javascript, web services, apis, sql
Experience with agile squads and processes
The job description is representative of typical duties and responsibilities for the position and is not all-inclusiveOther duties and responsibilities may be assigned in accordance with business needsPrior cannabis convictions are not an automatic disqualifierWe are an equal opportunity employerQualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or geneticsA background check will be conducted after a conditional offer of employment is extended.
