Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer maintains data processing pipelines handling 5TB/day, ensures availability of 30+ microservices, and develops backend services bridging embedded, ML, mobile, and BI systems. Requires 8+ years experience, backend/SRE expertise, and proficiency in 2+ languages like Java, C#, Python, Node.js.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Maintain and improve the integrity of our data processing pipeline (5Tb per day)
- Develop tools to guarantee the availability of our services (~30 microservices) and automate their operation
- Contribute to the development of back-end services and product features
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of experience as a backend engineer/SRE
- Language polyglot, advanced experience with at least 2 out of Java (Scala or Kotlin), C# (or F#) (.NET core), Python, NodeJS+TypeScript
- Experience with distributed systems
- Deep understanding of cloud services
Nice-to-Haves
Compensation/Benefits
- Equitable compensation and continuous equity investment
- Full access to health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents
- Supplemental life insurance
- Flexible PTO
- Commuter benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Your own Pod
Skills
Java, Scala, Kotlin, C#, .Net Core, Python, Node.js, TypeScript, Distributed Systems, Cloud Services
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