Backend Platform Software Developer

Summary

Join TextNow's Backend Platform team as a Software Developer and contribute to the development and maintenance of scalable backend services using modern technologies like AWS, Golang, and gRPC. You will design, develop, and maintain microservices, ensuring high performance and reliability. Responsibilities include participating in on-call rotations, collaborating with other developers, and contributing to architectural reviews. The ideal candidate is a passionate, collaborative, and decisive individual with experience in API development, infrastructure as code, and database technologies. TextNow offers a strong work-life blend, flexible work arrangements, competitive pay and benefits, parental leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Creator of Cool Stuff with a passion for efficiency at scale, leveraging strongly typed languages along with Cloud services
• Brilliant Collaborator who excels at connecting with team members, communicating technical solutions, and actively listening in a collaborative environment
• Acts Decisively to take actions that efficiently deliver value to our customers and business stakeholders alike
• Takes Ownership with the ability to drive tasks to completion
• Respectfully Candid with the ability to tactfully give/receive feedback with other team members
• Self-Starter who actively identifies areas of improvement and provides realistic solutions
• Resourceful and Scrappy with the ability to be strategic, roll up your sleeves, and execute
• Versatile Technologist always interested in learning something new
• Experience developing API services with gRPC or REST
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tooling (Terraform, Kubernetes, or others)
• Ability to apply design principles and methodologies for building scalable and high-performance backend architectures
• Experience using relational or nonrelational database technology (MariaDB, RDS, DynamoDB, Redis)
• Familiarity with CI build platforms (GitHub Actions or similar)

Responsibilities

• Develop and Maintain Core Backend Services helping to design and implement microservices
• Maintain a High Bar of Quality in producing readable code, writing testable code, refactoring legacy systems, actively participating in cross-team architectural reviews
• Participate in a Rotating On-Call , responsible for service uptime, availability of critical functions, and performing root cause analysis of incidents to identify steps towards lasting remediation
• Organize and Communicate the technical details of upcoming projects through our architectural review process
• Collaborate with other backend developers in the delivery of our shared libraries

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with asynchronous event processing (Kafka, SQS, or others)
• Experience developing CI build platforms (GitHub Actions or similar)
• Experience with telecommunication (i.e. calling/messaging)
• Experience with migrating from legacy stacks (i.e. PHP, Ruby)
• Experience building applications using Kafka for event processing

Benefits

• Strong work life blend
• Flexible work arrangements (wfh, remote, or access to one of our office spaces)
• Employee Stock Options
• Unlimited vacation
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Parental leave
• Benefits for both physical and mental well being (wellness credit and L&D credit)
• We travel a few times a year for various team events, company wide off-sites, and more