Senior Backend Engineer

Skills

About the Role

You will write high-quality, well-tested backend code, review others' work, collaborate cross-functionally, lead execution end-to-end, guide peers, drive strategic initiatives, design and operate highly available cloud systems, manage projects through release and monitoring, build systems from 0 to 1, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience
• Excellent coding skills
• Deep understanding of cloud architectures
• Knowledge of algorithms
• Strong debugging capabilities
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale cloud production systems with high availability
• Experience managing projects through release management and operational monitoring
• Experience building systems from 0 to 1
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Technical lead experience is a nice to have
• Time-series monitoring or observability experience is a nice to have
• Computer science degree is a nice to have
• TypeScript experience is a nice to have
• AWS experience is a nice to have

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, well-tested backend code
• Review code from other team members
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to turn requirements into shipped products
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to peers
• Drive strategic technical initiatives across engineering pods
• Manage projects from requirements through release and operational monitoring
• Design, build, and maintain large-scale cloud production systems with high availability
• Build systems from the ground up
• Mentor junior engineers

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents
• Wellness offerings including an Equinox Fitness Clubs partnership
• 401(k) with 4% employer contribution
• Annual $1,500 education stipend
• Unlimited and encouraged time off
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Home office setup stipend for remote employees
• Daily lunches at New York headquarters