Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Salsify, a leading commerce infrastructure company, and become a Senior Software Engineer on the Connections team. Contribute to the development and improvement of our Product Experience Management (PXM) platform used by major global brands. You will build and maintain back-end services and APIs using technologies like Python, Go, and Ruby, while collaborating with product and engineering teams. This role offers opportunities for leadership growth, mentorship, and participation in tech talks. Salsify provides a supportive and inclusive work environment with competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial software development experience
• Experience in Python
• Experience building consumer-facing applications in a SaaS or product-based company, specializing in back-end development
• Experience with contemporary frameworks, build tools, and testing tools

Responsibilities

• Build and ship production-grade software using Python, Go, Ruby, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Azure Cloud, AWS, and Kubernetes
• Set technical direction and help define the technical approach for the team's work
• Work closely with product and engineering management to define the product roadmap
• Collaborate with go-to-market teams to launch new functionality
• Grow as a leader both on the team and within the broader engineering organization
• Mentor new team members as the team grows
• Participate in tech talks and guilds to exchange ideas and strategies
• Contribute to the success of Salsify

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Go and/or Ruby
• A drive to build scalable and performant applications
• An interest in exchanging ideas around building robust, secure, maintainable software
• Comfort providing and receiving feedback on implementation ideas
• Thoughtful opinions about efficient and secure deployment practices

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Equity
• Unlimited Vacation
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Multicare)
• Life Plan
• Meal Allowance
• Referral Bonuses