Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Core
Design, build, and scale backend services and APIs for a social platform connecting users with IRL communities.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC backend engineer
Builds
Production backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for a consumer social marketplace
Domain
Consumer social networking / Marketplace
Required skills
Backend fundamentals, API design, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, Java, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), containerization
Preferred skills
Experience at consumer, social, or marketplace companies
Technologies
Java, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Terraform
Responsibilities
Design and maintain backend services and APIs, take end-to-end ownership of systems, address performance and reliability issues, build data models and pipelines, contribute to design reviews and code reviews, mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC