Senior Backend Engineer, Core APIs

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and optimize backend systems for real-time data processing and web services.
• Work with cross-functional teams to integrate backend components with other services, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Conduct deep dives into problematic features, researching and analyzing their behavior to understand root causes and identify potential solutions. Develop hypotheses, run experiments, analyze results, and translate findings into actionable engineering improvements.
• Conduct performance tuning, debugging, and testing of backend systems to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Foster a data-driven culture by sharing engineering best practices and collaborating on cross-functional projects.
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation.
• Mentor junior developers.

What you bring

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.
• Strong, demonstrated experience in GoLang and/or Node.js with a willingness to learn.
• Strong experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems.
• Experience with building and optimizing APIs, real-time data processing systems, and microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with databases like DynamoDB, Redis, or Elasticsearch.
• Proficiency with general software engineering tools: Git, IDEs, shell scripting, CI/CD.
• Proficient in English for clear communication in a global, remote team.
• Ability to work independently on tasks while effectively collaborating as a team member.
• A strong desire to mentor and grow junior team members.

Nice to Have

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Practical experience with analytical storage systems like ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Databricks.
• Experience with observability tools like Datadog or other monitoring and logging platforms.
• Understanding of modern containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with working with large open-source projects.
• Demonstrated experience with both Node.js and Go in a backend context.
• Excellent understanding of Internet security & privacy mechanisms.

Tools and Technologies

• Backend development: Golang and NodeJS (Preferred), TypeScript, Express or equivalent.
• Data analytics/processing: ClickHouse, dbt.

Compensation

For US-based employees, the cash compensation range for this role is $150,000 – $200,000.