Remote Senior Backend Engineer

Description:

• The Senior Backend Engineer will build robust, fault-tolerant integrations with third-party APIs that have little to no or poor documentation.
• The role involves creating sophisticated background processing pipelines that are also fault-tolerant.
• The engineer will develop mature APIs and microservices that adhere to RESTful principles, which are used by paying clients in production.
• Strong unit and integration tests must be written to ensure the code quality of the work.
• The engineer will investigate client issues and service disruptions that require a deep dive.
• High-level requirements will be translated into system design updates and new data models while collaborating with clients and team members through requirements gathering and discovery.
• The engineer will evaluate the pros and cons of high-level architectural choices as well as lower-level design decisions required within an existing application.
• The role requires working autonomously and making system design decisions that are resistant to change, leveraging experience.
• The engineer should be deeply invested in their work and client happiness.
• Mentoring junior to mid-level engineers while holding them accountable is also a key responsibility.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 7+ years of full-time experience as a Software Engineer.
• A BS in Computer Science or commensurate experience is required.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript programming languages is necessary.
• Strong experience with relational databases, including schema and query design, implementation, optimization, and ORM usage, is essential.
• A deep understanding of Node.js semantics, including event loops, streams, and events, is required.
• A proven track record for integrating with external APIs is necessary.
• Candidates must have full confidence in building a fault-tolerant and high-performing microservice.
• Experience with background job processing and queues is required.
• A history of scaling and optimizing the performance of applications to support rapid growth is essential.

Benefits:

• The position offers medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• There is a $1,500.00 professional development budget available.
• Fitness and wellness reimbursement is provided.
• Internet reimbursement is included.
• A home office stipend of $1,000.00 is offered.
• Employees enjoy unlimited PTO with manager approval.
• Mental health days off are available.
• An annual company offsite is part of the benefits package.