Senior Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join Wellhub, a corporate wellness platform, as a Senior Backend Software Engineer in Brazil! You will contribute to the Check-in & Booking team, building and deploying high-quality solutions in a fast-paced agile environment. Lead technical discussions, mentor developers, and champion data-driven decisions. This role requires experience in backend programming languages and AWS. Wellhub offers a flexible work environment, comprehensive benefits including health insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and opportunities for career growth. We are committed to employee wellbeing and offer a supportive and inclusive culture.

Requirements

• Be an experienced software developer who is a true team player who loves working towards both team and individual goals
• Have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience
• Have experience in designing and developing modern web applications
• Be proficient in one or more programming languages (Java / Kotlin / Scala)
• Have experience with SQL and NoSQL technologies such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Redis, understanding common use cases, and performance pitfalls
• Have experience dealing with event-driven architectures and message brokers such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, SNS, etc., and an in-depth understanding of their use cases and pitfalls
• Have experience with microservices and high-volume distributed systems
• Have experience with Cloud-based architectures in AWS
• Have strong communication skills, including verbal and written English and Portuguese

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and deploy high-quality solutions, driving impactful improvements in a fast-paced agile setting
• Lead technical discussions, mentor developers, and ensure code excellence through thorough reviews
• Champion data-driven decisions, prioritize simplicity, and bring innovative ideas to life
• Elevate your technical expertise and communication skills while contributing to our company's success
• Perform insightful pull-request reviews and build reusable code
• Be data-driven and participate in and/or lead architectural decisions, share improvement opportunities, bring innovation to the table, and make sure design docs are up to date
• Promote the long-term technical health of our journeys
• Take part in incident resolution and troubleshooting in the production environment
• Take ownership of critical features, be accountable, and possess a high level of ownership by following up on engineering SLOs and product KPIs
• Interact with the product team and stakeholders to impact the business
• Mentoring other engineers
• Live the mission: inspire and empower others by genuinely caring for your own wellbeing and your colleagues. Bring wellbeing to the forefront of work, and create a supportive environment where everyone feels comfortable taking care of themselves, taking time off, and finding work-life balance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Scala

Benefits

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• Flexible hybrid and full remote work options; home office stipend and a monthly flexible work allowance
• Flexible schedule to adjust working hours based on personal schedule, time zone, and business needs
• Access to onsite gyms and fitness studios, digital fitness programs, and online wellness resources for meditation, nutrition, mental health support, and more; Gold plan at no cost, and other premium plans significantly discounted
• Vacations after 6 months and 3 days off per year + 1 day off for each year of tenure (up to 5 additional days) + extra day off for your birthday
• 100% paid parental leave to all new parents and extended maternity leave
• Outstanding opportunities for personal and career growth