Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer-Backend Services to help design and build distributed systems that power products used by millions of users. This is a high-autonomy role suited for an experienced engineer who thrives in complex environments, takes ownership of technical decisions, and enjoys building reliable, high-performance systems at scale.

Requirements

• Design, build, and operate high-throughput, low-latency backend services and APIs for distributed systems at scale.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and GraphQL services, ensuring clean schema design, versioning, and strong performance.
• Architect and evolve event-driven systems using Kafka or similar technologies, ensuring reliable delivery, exactly-once semantics, and failure handling.
• Champion a strong testing culture through unit, integration, and contract testing as a core part of development.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK for repeatable and version-controlled infrastructure.
• Design and manage cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) including networking, containers, autoscaling, and cost optimization.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines that enforce quality gates and enable reliable, automated deployments.
• Own complex engineering initiatives end-to-end, from technical design through production launch and reliability.
• Make architectural decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term system health and scalability.
• Lead technical design and code reviews, maintaining high standards for performance, correctness, and maintainability.
• Identify and reduce technical debt to improve development velocity and operational reliability.
• Collaborate with product, platform, and data teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Debug and resolve complex production incidents, contributing to postmortems and long-term fixes.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, feedback, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to engineering hiring through technical interviews and candidate evaluations.

Benefits

• Vacation: 10 business days a year
• Holidays: 5 National Holidays a year
• Company Holidays: 5 Company Holidays a year
• Parental Leave
• Health Care Reimbursement
• Active Lifestyle Reimbursement
• Quarterly Home Office Reimbursement
• Payroll Deduction Purchase Plans
• Longevity Bonus
• Continuous Learning Bonus