Genius · 12 hours ago
Full Stack Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expGenius is a leading destination for music and lyrics, part of the MediaLab portfolio. They are seeking a Full-stack Engineer to build features for their website, improve performance, and enhance user retention while ensuring stability and security of their services.
ContentDigital MediaInternetMedia and EntertainmentMusicProfessional ServicesVideo
Responsibilities
Build and ship high-quality site features, working with a Rails backend and a React front-end
Proactively identify and fix infrastructure bottlenecks to scale backend services to tens of thousands of requests per minute
Work with product design team to build rich, intuitive user experiences in the browser
Architect database query patterns and migrations that scale to large tables with 1B+ rows
Take ownership over the features you build, proactively identifying and surfacing UX, performance and maintainability improvements
During your on-call rotation, be the backstop for site quality, stability, and performance. Triage incoming issues to find the most urgent problems, and handle emergent incidents to keep the site online
Work directly with stakeholders to uncover and address business needs, including product owners, designers and other engineers across the company
Qualification
Required
Proficiency with a 'batteries-included' backend framework like Ruby on Rails (or similar). Candidates should be comfortable working with large, established codebases, and have an understanding of architectural patterns necessary to build APIs at scale
Experience building user-friendly interfaces using a modern, component-based front-end framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc). including proficiency in state management, end-to-end testing, and CSS-in-JS
Proficiency with SQL and relational databases. Candidates should be able to design database schemas, write complex queries, and optimize performance for scale
Product Ownership: Brings a product-first mindset, able to drive projects from ideation to launch while focusing on user needs, business impact, and cross-functional alignment
Collaboration & Communication: Comfortable working cross-functionally with design, product, and other engineering teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and smooth execution of projects
Continuous Learning: Demonstrates a passion for staying current with new technologies, frameworks, and industry best practices—proactively applying improvements to code quality and team workflows
Experience: At least 2 years of hands-on experience in a technical engineering capacity, preferably in a fast-paced or product-driven environment
Preferred
Education (Preferred): Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Company
Genius
Genius is an online media platform that brings music intelligence to the masses.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$77.74MKey Investors
Everblue ManagementMarshall MathersDan Gilbert
2021-09-16Acquired
2020-09-11Series Unknown· $5.84M
2018-03-07Series Unknown· $15M
Leadership Team
Andrew Warner
CTO
Nakuj Vittal
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-16
2025-12-16
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