Job Title: Mid-Level Full-Stack Engineer

Company Name: Ocra

Job Url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ocra/c9e14049-ea30-4de0-96a0-1f5406d82f40

Job Description: 
Chicago

Employment Type
Full time

Location Type
Remote

Department
Engineering

Overview
Application
About Ocra
Ocra is building a scalable SaaS platform for the mobility, hospitality, and event parking industries. With roots in full-stack pricing and engagement strategies, the platform is designed to take what was previously human-driven expertise and turn it into a white-label AI/ML system that connects the many entities and systems across these different industries..

We’re looking for a mid-level full-stack engineer who is energized by working in a small, distributed team where autonomy, curiosity, and adaptability matter more than rigid processes (but we do work on our processes and ensuring it’s not total chaos).

What You Will Be Doing
Design, build, and maintain full-stack features across our SaaS platform.

Develop and optimize APIs (client & server side), including working with messy or poorly documented partner integrations.

Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code (unit and integration testing).

Collaborate with teammates on architecture, design reviews, and code reviews.

Contribute to shared resources like onboarding guides, runbooks, and documentation.

Identify and resolve performance issues, especially around SQL queries and scaling workloads in AWS.

Experiment with AI tools and approaches — both to accelerate development and to inform our proprietary AI-enabled product.

Core Skills & Experience
Languages: Python (primary), JavaScript/TypeScript (secondary).

Databases: Postgres, Redis, and DynamoDB experience, including query optimization.

Testing: Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and modern testing tools.

Cloud: Hands-on experience with AWS (deployment, monitoring).

Building and consuming APIs; able to reverse engineer poorly documented systems.

Comfortable in a distributed, text-first communication environment (Slack, GitHub, Notion, Linear, Google Docs).

Bonus points for any of the following:
Vue experience in building user interfaces and front-end experiences

Experience in parking, mobility, or adjacent industries (hotel, airline, shipping, storage, etc.).

Background in pricing optimization, revenue management, or omni-channel distribution systems.

Familiarity with serverless architectures and event-driven systems.

Interest or hands-on experience with AI development (LLMs, agents, or workflow automation).

Who You Are
Clear & Direct Communicator

Communicates with clarity, precision, and honesty.

Assumes good intent and avoids unnecessary fluff.

Adaptable Generalist

Curious and eager to learn unfamiliar parts of the system.

Comfortable wearing multiple hats (full-stack)

Collaborative & Feedback-Friendly

Creative & Resourceful Hacker

Enjoys solving problems that seem impossible — like automating brittle systems or bridging mismatched APIs.

Sees constraints as opportunities for inventive solutions.

Pragmatic & Impact-Oriented

Focuses on delivering value, not chasing perfection.

Makes thoughtful tradeoffs between speed and quality.

Flexible & Proactive

Raises issues early and steps outside their lane when needed.

Non-Negotiables
We value humility, curiosity, and outcomes over ego or rigid process.

Benefits
Competitive salary w/ ancillary earning opportunities

Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, & vision

Flexible work-from-anywhere policy

Unlimited PTO that supports work-life balance

Stock option incentive plan

Company-sponsored 401k

Structured growth opportunities

Training and ongoing professional development