Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Senior Backend Engineer building scalable distributed systems for freight and field service automation platform. Requires significant enterprise software development experience and distributed systems expertise; Java ecosystem preferred.
About the job
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design of major software components, systems, and features
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve our platform
- Focus on overall product quality and scalability
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
- Significant work experience in software development for a commercially shipped enterprise product
- Experience architecting and developing distributed systems design
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Hands on technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction
- Experience architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
- Extensive hands-on programming skills in the Java ecosystem
Benefits
- Employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, 401K, life & disability insurance
- Flexible paid time off and observed federal holidays
- Stock options
- Parental leave of absence
- Flat org structure, offering startup growth and learning paths
Salary Range $180,000 - $200,000 USD Individual pay depends on various factors, such as region, role level, relevant experience and skills. Pay ranges are reviewed and updated typically each year. Offers are made within the pay range applicable at the time.
Skills
Java, Distributed Systems, Postgres, Jooq, Google Guice, System Design, Software Architecture
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