MixMode is hiring a
Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join our team at MixMode.ai as a Sr. Backend Engineer and contribute to solving large and interesting problems in a fast-paced startup environment.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience building and developing in Node.js with Typescript (preferred) or Javascript
• 3+ years of professional experience building highly scalable and performant microservices with Kubernetes and Helm
• 5+ years of professional experience with relational database tools such as PostgresDB, MariaDB, etc
• Experience working with a major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and technologies

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features and capabilities daily in a highly scalable environment
• Review code with best practices of readability, test coverage, reliability, security, and performance in mind
• Mentor and level up the skills of your teammates by sharing your expertise in formal and informal knowledge sharing sessions
• Ensure full visibility, error reporting, and monitoring of high performing backend services
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, team retrospectives, and demo sessions
• Apply sound judgment and quick decision making when presented with multiple possible solutions to a problem

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, or similar search engine technologies
• Proficiency with using queues and/or distributed logs (eg. SQS, Kafka)
• Experience with Python and one or more JVM languages (Java, Scala, Kotlin)

Benefits

• Remote-First Work Culture
• Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Basic & Voluntary Life and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Paid Holidays & Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)