Drive alignment on the prioritization of engineering-driven priorities along side product priorities
Design and lead the implementation of scalable backend architectures for mission-critical enterprise applications
Build and maintain clean, ergonomic APIs to handle complex business logic and data flows
Develop and optimize database schemas and queries to process terabytes of data efficiently
Identify and introduce abstractions to increase the performance and reliability of our systems
Drive engineering excellence by defining and mentoring on best practices, design patterns, and code quality.
Ensure quality by designing robust testing strategies and implementing suites of reliable tests

Requirements

Previous experience as a technical lead required
5+ years of experience as a backend engineer operating at scale
Strong ownership mindset and the ability to autonomously lead and drive complex implementations
Deep curiosity, customer empathy, and commitment to engineering as a craft
Ability to plan, estimate, and manage the technical aspects of project execution and delivery
Excellent problem-solving skills
Desire to mentor junior developers
Clear and effective communication skills for collaborating with product, design, and customer-facing teams
Deep experience with backend engineering using high-level programming languages and frameworks -- ORMs, RESTful APIs, background jobs, real-time streaming, etc.
Strong proficiency in designing and optimizing SQL databases and complex SQL queries (PostgreSQL a plus)
Experience with asynchronous / event-based architectures
Strong background in API design, documentation, and versioning strategies
Solid understanding of software testing, CI/CD practices, observability, etc.

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family
401K and commuter benefits
Annual international retreats in some of the most beautiful cities & towns
Generous stock options in a Series A stage startup
Flexible, outcome-based culture

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend engineeringAPI designSQL databasescomplex SQL queriesPostgreSQLasynchronous architecturesevent-based architecturesORMsRESTful APIssoftware testing

Soft Skills

ownership mindsetproblem-solvingmentoringcommunicationcustomer empathyengineering excellenceplanningestimatingmanaging project executiondeep curiosity