Backend Engineer

Summary

Join a well-funded, fast-growing technology startup as a software engineer to help build out a critical function for the company. The ideal candidate will have equivalent of 3+ years of experience in software engineering roles, strong communication and technical writing skills, and experience with React.js, Node.js, GraphQL API using Apollo, and Jest.

Requirements

• Equivalent of 3+ years of experience in software engineering roles (designing APIs, integrations, platforms, and tools used by other engineers)
• We expect that as an individual contributor, you are a role model to more junior engineers
• You will be expected to shape and guide the technology decisions of your squad, while contributing alongside them
• Write modern JavaScript/ECMAScript code that is clean, well-tested, and reusable
• Strong communication and technical writing skills
• Strong experience with React.js to develop and test applications/components that work optimistically in a production environment
• Strong experience with Node.js using GraphQL API using Apollo
• Prior knowledge or ability to quickly learn developing in a CI/CD environment preferred
• Prior knowledge or familiarity with Python for back-end development a plus
• Familiarity with Jest, unit testing, debugging, profiling, performance monitoring
• B.S., M.S. or PhD from top university in computer science, engineering or related fields

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain our backend platform with real-time, event-driven systems, services, and features
• Write quality code with high test coverage and documentation
• Develop, support, and improve our GraphQL and REST APIs
• Promote, teach, and enforce our documentation standards
• Propose recommendations, build prototypes, and provide feedback
• Work in tandem with the QA engineering team to ship quality and high-precision software
• Co-own the short and long-term technical vision of your squad with your teammates
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers within your team and others
• Help improve the technical quality of our work through regular technical design, code reviews and automated testing
• Share your technical knowledge and expertise
• Communicate effectively with engineers, product managers, customers, partners, and other leaders

Benefits

• Base Salary $120k - $180k + bonus
• Company equity/stock options
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Work from home stipend and flexible PTO
• MacBook computer and accessories