Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Karius as a Senior Software Engineer in the Engineering team to design, develop, and maintain backend software and infrastructure for commercial and research setups. This role requires strong problem-solving skills and deep technical expertise.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, or related technical fields involving algorithms and coding, with at least three years in a senior role
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, including designing, developing, and maintaining backend solutions in a production environment
• 6+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining microservices-based systems
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with event-driven architecture (EDA), including message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SNS/SQS) and event streaming technologies
• 5+ years of experience and deep knowledge of Typescript/javaScript backend stack using frameworks such as Express, Nest.js , and Node.js
• Ability to design systems with asynchronous communication and eventual consistency
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing applications in cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures
• Hands-on experience with both relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for cloud deployments using tools like Jenkins, Github actions, etc
• Knowledge of security best practices (e.g., OAuth, JWT, data encryption) and experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

Responsibilities

• Software Design: Follow Domain Driven Design to clearly document the backend services design and the interfaces
• Software Development: Design, develop, maintain and write high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code using modern software engineering best practices
• Code Quality and Best Practices: Ensure adherence to best coding practices, identify opportunities and propose process and tools improvements
• Testing & Deployment: Develop and maintain unit, integration, and functional tests, contributing to a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) environment
• Innovation & Problem Solving: Proactively identify technical challenges and recommend innovative solutions to ensure the development of cutting-edge software applications that meet the company’s evolving needs
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams (product, operations, customer success) to align engineering efforts with business goals and end-to-end solutions
• Problem-solving and Debugging: Troubleshooting to resolve complex technical issues and identify long-term solutions
• Documentation: Ensure comprehensive documentation of system designs, codebases and development processes to maintain clarity and transparency across teams
• Performance Optimization: Ensure system reliability and performance through proper monitoring, tuning, and optimization of the codebase

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Remote work, flexible hours
• Life and disability insurance
• Bonuses and incentives
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Family and parental leave