Senior Backend Engineer II

Summary

Join Degreed's dynamic Platform Services team as a Senior Backend Engineer to transform and modernize the core of our platform, impacting how we build, scale, and innovate. You'll work with talented engineers, collaborate across teams, design and implement high-impact services, tackle complex challenges, optimize system performance, and influence strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Engage in all software development stages, from conceptualization to deployment
• Conduct research, build proof-of-concepts, and participate in architecture/design discussions
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail
• Work with the Product Manager and the team in planning and elaborating technical stories for sprint releases
• Participate in troubleshooting production issues and work with the team to continuously evaluate and improve the quality, reliability and scalability of the platform
• Collaborate with your teammates to recommend technology decisions based on data
• Provide input to the team’s commitments around design, architecture and project estimation