Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

Description:

• Zencastr is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to empower the voices of the world and push the podcasting industry into the future.
• The position is fully remote and part of a distributed team passionate about changing the world one voice at a time.
• Candidates should have significant experience with Node.js and a good understanding of JavaScript fundamentals.
• A solid grasp of computer science fundamentals is required, including knowledge of heap vs. stack, time complexities, and design patterns.
• Ambition is key; candidates should be interested in tackling tough tech problems and may aspire to build their own company.
• Enjoyment of writing in JavaScript or TypeScript is essential.
• An eye for performance is important, with a focus on client-side bundling techniques and database sharding.
• Team players with good communication skills are preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in TypeScript and Node.js development.
• Strong knowledge of document/key-value stores such as Redis and MongoDB is required.
• Proficiency in SQL is necessary.
• Demonstrable experience in building scalable consumer-based applications is essential.
• Strong experience with unit, integration, and load testing is required.
• Experience in building APIs is necessary.
• Familiarity with cloud APIs, specifically Google Cloud and Digital Ocean, is required.

Benefits:

• Employees will work with world-class engineers, PhDs, and designers in a fully distributed team.
• The work environment is agile and fast-changing, providing unique challenges and support to solve them.
• Equity will be offered commensurate to contributions in a profitable company.
• Health insurance is provided.
• Employees receive 4 weeks of paid time off (PTO).
• There is freedom to work from any location.