Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Responsibilities

• Focus on back-end architecture; designing, developing and maintaining product features using Golang, JavaScript/Typescript, Node, GraphQL, and SQL
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical leads to understand requirements and produce high-quality, scalable software and services
• Provide scope and risk estimates for system and feature builds by building technical design documentation
• Apply software development best practices, design patterns, testing, automation, tools and technologies
• Leverage AWS technologies like Lambda and Fargate for jobs and batch processing
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform triages, assess impact, create mitigation plans, and conduct root cause analysis
• Coach/mentor junior team members through code reviews, design reviews, and feedback
• Work with senior leadership to turn technical vision into quarterly roadmaps
• Foster collaborative learning culture through mentorship, code reviews, and technology exploration

Requirements

• BS or advanced degree in computer science or applicable experience
• 5-8 years of software development experience on server-side applications, API servers, third party integrations, and data processing
• Expertise in a compiled language such as Go, Java or Kotlin
• Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design, SQL tuning, and database monitoring
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable APIs; solid understanding of design patterns, database design, and testing best practices

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience at a high-growth startup
• Working knowledge of GraphQL APIs, CI/CD pipeline, AWS platform, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Positivity; non-dogmatic, team-first attitude
• Flexibility; responsive and comfortable with ambiguity
• Highly disciplined approach to software design and independent feature work