Senior Software Engineer - Desktop Applications

FiveStars is the rewards program for small businesses that’s proven to bring customers back more often. Through unique rewards and personalized service, FiveStars helps everybody be a VIP. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, our mission is to help businesses and communities thrive by turning every transaction into a relationship. In 2015, FiveStars drove 35 million in-store visits across over 10,000 local businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Over 10 million consumers use FiveStars to have exceptional experiences with local businesses. To-date FiveStars has raised $105 million from top-tier investors including HarbourVest, Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed, DCM, and Y-Combinator.

Our lightweight desktop client pushes the boundaries of OS integration and is at the core of our industry leading approach to loyalty, enabling us to support over 300 different brands of restaurant and retail systems. These systems are the primary method in which merchants interact with FiveStars, and you will be on the cutting edge of developing that product experience. As part of that, you will be exposed to a wide range of technology challenges including software architecture, embedded JavaScript UX, implementing data storage and synchronization logic, evolving our RESTful APIs, integrating with the native OS, and dealing with all of the complexities around multitasking and deep systems integration.

Responsibilities:

• Work in a multi-disciplined scrum team to plan, design, and implement new features for our merchant application
• Evaluate application designs in regards to technical feasibility and approximate development time
• Write high-quality code in Python and JavaScript that handles everything from UI to data storage & sync to REST API calls
• Work directly with low-level print and graphics drivers and pipelines in various OS environments
• Maintain a high level of quality in our desktop applications through sound development practices, including code reviews, monitoring systems, and architecture reviews
• Invest in FiveStars and its culture - our values are something we live and breathe every day

Requirements:

• B.S. or greater in Computer Science or a related field (math, physics, engineering) and strong CS fundamentals
• Strong team player - we work in small product teams that work very closely together and are constantly collaborating in order to move as fast as possible
• Have shipped a desktop application using a traditional or cross-platform toolkit (i.e., Win32 APIs, Cocoa, Carbon, Qt, wxWidgets)
• Has an understanding of desktop application test strategies and frameworks

Preferred:

• Familiarity with print drivers and printing infrastructure
• Experience with any automated app update system