Back End Engineer

Summary

Join Peerspace as a Back-end Engineer and become a vital member of our delivery team. You will build and maintain scalable backend services powering our platform, primarily using Clojure. Collaborate with engineers, product management, and stakeholders to ensure a robust and reliable cloud-based architecture. This role involves developing new services, supporting legacy systems, and contributing to continuous improvement. Peerspace offers competitive salary and equity, along with comprehensive benefits including full health insurance coverage, professional development allowance, and flexible time off.

Requirements

• Have 3-5 years of experience in software development, with hands-on experience in backend engineering
• Be proficient in Clojure for developing and maintaining backend services
• Have familiarity with Node.js, especially for supporting legacy services
• Understand service-oriented architectures and RESTful API design
• Have experience working in cloud environments and using modern development tooling
• Have exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools and practices
• Possess strong analytical skills with the ability to debug and optimize backend systems
• Be able to work effectively with senior engineers and cross-functional teams, contributing to collective problem-solving and continuous improvement
• Have enthusiasm for learning new tools and techniques in cloud deployment, automation, and backend development

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services primarily using Clojure, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and performant
• Assist in the maintenance and gradual modernization of legacy Node.js services as part of our broader system
• Collaborate on cloud deployments, leveraging modern tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices to enhance our deployment pipelines and overall system reliability
• Write clean, well-documented code and participate in code reviews to uphold our quality standards
• Work closely with senior engineers, DevOps, and other team members to integrate backend services into our overall architecture and resolve operational issues
• Engage in learning opportunities, adopt best practices, and stay up-to-date with industry trends to enhance the backend technology stack

Benefits

• 100% employee coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance
• $500 annual professional development allowance
• Discount on all Peerspace bookings
• Laptop, high res display, and stipend to setup home office
• Monthly cell phone and internet credit
• Coworking membership if needed (in lieu of home office)
• Flexible take it as you need it time off policy
• Wellness Fridays observed company wide
• Annual in-person, all company offsites and team-building events