Design and implement backend features and services that ship to real users
Solve technical problems and document their solutions for the team
Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other teams to design and develop features
Write clean, testable, performant code and thoughtfully review code written by your teammates
Debug and resolve backend issues—performance bottlenecks, data consistency problems, production incidents
Deploy your changes to production and monitor them for correctness and performance
Participate in technical design reviews and architectural discussions
Ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of Feathr's data and operations
Iterate on feedback and continuously improve technical solutions

Requirements

5+ years of backend software engineering experience
2+ years building distributed software
Professional experience owning a process that included shipping a complicated piece of software to real users
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
Solid knowledge of key data structures and algorithms
Demonstrated focus on developing and maintaining the security and compliance of enterprise data concerns
Strong proficiency in writing automated unit tests and integration tests
Advanced proficiency with Elasticsearch APIs and use cases
Expertise in MongoDB queries, aggregations, and regular maintenance
Advanced knowledge of AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, SQS, and EKS at minimum)
Experience with event stream ingestion and transformation from diverse sources
Nice to have: Experience with Docker, self-hosted Drone CI/CD, Kubernetes, Helm, or programmatic advertising platforms

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, Summr and Wintr breaks, paid vacation and sick time
Professional Development Budget
Office food
Social events

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend software engineeringdistributed softwaredata structuresalgorithmsautomated unit testsintegration testsElasticsearchMongoDBAWSevent stream ingestion

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcode reviewtechnical designfeedback iteration