<h4><strong>About the Job:</strong></h4><p data-renderer-start-pos="5393">As a Software Engineer on LaunchDarklyâs SDK team, you will build the primary touchpoint that our customers interact with on a daily basis. Youâll work with multiple technologies across our 35+ SDKs while enabling customers of all kinds to feature flag their code. When working on our SDKs, youâd be contributing to much more than thin client wrappers. Our SDKs are feature-rich agents with strong emphases on performance, concurrency, and resiliency - all while following idiomatic practices for their tech stack.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="5910">LaunchDarkly serves trillions of feature flags daily to customers all around the globe, and every flag is handled by our SDKs. This team has a major impact not only on our company, but on our customers (and their customers). We are growing fast and we need your help writing the next chapter in our story.</p><h4>Responsibilities:</h4><ul><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6244">Contribute to SDK development for JavaScript (Node Server, React, etc) and other <a class="_mizu1p6i _1ah31bk5 _ra3xnqa1 _128m1bk5 _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu18uv _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _syaz14q2 _ect41gqc _1a3b18uv _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj14q2 _9oik18uv _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l314q2 _1nrm18uv _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h16c2 _1053w7te _1ienw7te _n0fxw7te _1vhvg3x0" href="https://launchdarkly.com/features/sdk/" data-renderer-mark="true" data-is-router-link="false" data-testid="link-with-safety">supported platforms</a></p><ul class="ak-ul" data-indent-level="2"><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6348">Ensure LaunchDarklyâs SDKs evolve with the rapidly advancing JavaScript ecosystem to deliver modern development experiences to our customers</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6492">Keep up to date with the latest JavaScript development practices for both front-end and back-end ecosystems</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6603">Become the main engineer responsible for the suite of JavaScript-based SDKs provided by LaunchDarkly</p></li></ul></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6709">Collaborate with our engineering and product teams to drive the implementation and release of major features</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6821">Actively maintain our open-source repositories</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6871">Identify areas of improvement and advocate for best practices</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="6936">Have an active voice in shaping both technology and product decisions</p></li></ul><h4>Qualifications:</h4><ul><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7034">Demonstrable experience building libraries and packages used by other developers</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7118">5+ years of full stack JavaScript experience, preferably familiar with multiple Javascript frameworks</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7223">Polyglot backgroundâ fluent in JavaScript, TypeScript, and at least one other language, with an ability to context switch between languages quickly</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7374">Strong computer science fundamentals</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7414">Committed to working in a communicative, collaborative environment</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7484">Selfâstarter and problem solver, willing to solve difficult problems and work independently when necessary</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7594">Strong testing background: experience building unit, integration, load tests, and benchmarks</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7690">Experience writing production-ready code with emphasis on quality and maintainability</p></li><li><p data-renderer-start-pos="7779">Experience contributing to open-source software</p></li></ul><p class="p1"><strong>Pay:</strong></p><p class="p1"><em>Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 4:</em></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li1">Zone 1: <em>San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle</em> - $187,000 - $257,000**</li><li class="li1">Zone 2:<em> Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - </em>$168,000 - $231,000**</li><li class="li1">Zone 3: <em>All other US locations - </em>$158,000 - $218,000**</li></ul><p class="p1"><em>LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.</em></p><p class="p1"><em>*Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas.</em><br><em>**Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.</em></p><h4><strong>About LaunchDarkly:</strong></h4><p>Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software. The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature. And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations. </p><p>The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by:</p><ul><li>Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages</li><li>Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts</li><li>Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize</li><li>Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types</li><li>Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability</li></ul><p>At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams. We're building a team that is humble, open, collaborative, respectful and kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. LD invites any applicant to review our written Affirmative Action Plan. To do so, contact People Ops at <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" href="mailto:hr@launchdarkly.com" data-token-index="1"><span class="link-annotation-unknown-block-id--893544457">hr@launchdarkly.com</span></a>. </p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Do you need a disability accommodation?</strong></span></p><p class="p1">Fill out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYb_7upYMtdRVXzvXGHGfQw0pU2FNma-6Rwp-I6NjKm7SYNw/viewform"><span class="s2">accommodations request form</span></a> and someone from our People Operations team will contact you for assistance. </p>