Alvys

Staff Backend Engineer

Alvys

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformHaskellJavaJavaScriptKotlinNoSQLTypeScript

About the role

  • Lead substantial technical initiatives, such as redesigning and implementing major platforms or infrastructures that impact various engineering teams.
  • Drive technical vision and architecture decisions across engineering teams, creating well-thought-out design documents that guide long-term work.
  • Research, create proofs of concept, and evangelize new technologies that enhance team capabilities and align with business objectives.
  • Dive into unfamiliar code and effect meaningful change, demonstrating adaptability and mastery across the technology stack.
  • Own the technical architecture and delivery of large-scale, business-critical systems, ensuring they meet the highest standards for stability, performance, and scalability.
  • Think holistically about system architecture, reducing complexity to achieve more with less effort.
  • Mentor engineers across teams to accelerate their career growth and encourage participation in technical discussions.
  • Share knowledge through tech talks, design reviews, and code reviews to improve development skills across the organization.
  • Build effective relationships with non-engineering functions, including product, design, operations, and business development.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor’s degree in either Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in Backend Development with a proven track record in demonstrating skills in large-scale software development and lifecycle management.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as C#, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/TypeScript, Haskell, etc.
  • Competency in both Relational and NoSQL databases, with experience working and supporting such systems in a production environment.
  • Experience with at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, GCP, or similar).
Benefits
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Accommodations during recruitment process

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Backend Developmentlarge-scale software developmentlifecycle managementC#JavaKotlinJavaScriptTypeScriptHaskellRelational databases
Soft skills
leadershipadaptabilitymentoringcommunicationcollaborationtechnical visionproblem-solvingknowledge sharingdesign reviewcode review