Team Lead/ Sr. Software Engineer

About US Service Animals:

US Service Animals is the leading online resource for emotional support and service animals. Since 2015, our team of board-certified mental healthcare professionals has been helping people with cognitive, physical, and emotional disabilities get their pets into their homes. With 60+ mental healthcare

professionals in our network, covering all 50 states, and a team of in-house legal experts ensuring compliance and supporting customers, we are without question the most experienced and largest organization in the industry.

Our mission is to educate and assist people with disabilities through the use of animals.

About Dog Academy:

Dog Academy is your home for the most comprehensive, accessible, and effective dog training (online, virtual, and in-person). Our courses and educational information have been designed in collaboration with professional, American Kennel Club-certified trainers with more than 25 years of experience - all of whom are deeply passionate about dogs and how they can improve lives.

About the Role:

US Service Animals and Dog Academy is currently hiring a Team Lead / Sr. Software Engineer who is a self-starter and takes initiative in tackling challenges with our web and mobile applications. We are a growing organization and building many new products, so the Team Lead / Sr. Software Engineer will need an architectural mindset as we plan for scalability and the future. This candidate will lead, guide, and mentor developers on their team to research, plan, and build solutions to meet the business's needs.

What The Job Entails:

• A balance of leading team and execution of software development/delivery
• A passion for writing clean, well-documented code, as well as holding others on the team accountable to do the same
• Coaching other engineers on the team to increase overall team (technical) skills and performance
• Establishment of a framework for "Code Standards" and overall best practices for the team to adhere to
• Partnering with product in preliminary stages to design software that's robust, secure, scalable, and built to last
• Using the "working agreement: as guardrails to influence team decisions and behavior, and updating the contract as our processes evolve.

Must-Haves:

● Expertise in PHP; specifically with LiveWire and Filament

● Expertise in building applications in the Cloud (AWS)

● Expertise in making sound Architectural decisions to support both B2C and B2B enterprise applications

● Fluency in Agile methodologies and iterative development Nice-to-Haves:

● Experience with automated testing frameworks, such as Selenium or Cypress

What We Offer

●Health insurance plans, including dental and vision insurance

●401(k) + matching

●Disability insurance

●Generous paid time off policy

●Investment in personal growth and training

●A fun, relaxed culture filled with smart folks committed to success

As an equal-opportunity employer, US Service Animals is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited groups specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.