Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Voyc, a rapidly growing SaaS company, as a Senior Backend Engineer. You will play a key role in developing and scaling our platform, working with technologies like Python, Django, and AWS. This position requires 5+ years of backend web development experience and in-depth Postgres expertise. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior developers, and contribute to a customer-centric environment. Voyc offers a supportive team culture, flexible working hours, company-sponsored perks, and competitive compensation, including equity options. We provide a flexible hybrid or remote working model.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend web development
• In-depth expertise of Postgres and RDBMS in general
• Strong experience in building and scaling web applications
• Proven track record of architecting scalable systems
• Ability to architect, build, and maintain integrations
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• A collaborative mindset with a strong alignment to company values and customer-centricity
• Utilising and maintaining unit tests and end-to-end tests
• Experience working with message brokers / queuing systems

Responsibilities

• Architect and build and test scalable systems and integrations with telephony and CRM platforms
• Develop, maintain, and monitor integrations, including product metrics, data deletion, and retention
• Manage tech debt and ensure our systems scale efficiently
• Collaborate with other teams to deliver top-notch features aligned with customer needs
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers, fostering growth within the team
• Maintain PostgreSQL databases, including schema and index optimisation and performance tweaking
• Peer review technical specs and pull requests
• Continuously improving and adapting complex code structures
• Utilising AWS services to achieve business goals

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in SaaS startups
• Experience integrating or working with CRM and telephony (dialer) systems
• Leadership experience, particularly in mentoring junior developers
• Working with Kafka and stream processing systems

Benefits

• A caring, growth-focused team culture where we support your personal and professional goals
• Flexible working hours and a forward-thinking approach to leave policies
• Company-sponsored lunches, travel, and learning opportunities, including an annual offsite to Cape Town
• An inclusive and representative workplace that values diversity
• Competitive salary and equity options, giving you ownership in Voyc’s success
• A flexible, hybrid or remote working model, so you can choose to work from home or our office