Cloure folks- Senior Back End Engineer

About Peerspace

Peerspace is the leading and category-defining online marketplace for venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events. We open doors to the most inspiring spaces around the world, from lofts and mansions to storefronts and studios. Over $500M has been transacted through the platform, and our investors include GV (Google Ventures) and Foundation Capital.

About the role

As a Clojure Senior Backend Engineer at Peerspace, you will be a vital member of our delivery team focused on building and maintaining scalable backend services that power the Peerspace platform. You will primarily work in Clojure to develop new services and support existing systems, with occasional maintenance of legacy applications and services in Node. Working closely with other engineers, product management, and cross-functional stakeholders, you'll help ensure our cloud-based, service-oriented architecture is robust, reliable, and aligned with modern development practices, including infrastructure-as-code.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services primarily using Clojure, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and performant.
• Assist in the maintenance and gradual modernization of legacy Node.js services as part of our broader system.
• Collaborate on cloud deployments, leveraging modern tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices to enhance our deployment pipelines and overall system reliability.
• Write clean, well-documented code and participate in code reviews to uphold our quality standards.
• Work closely with senior engineers, DevOps, and other team members to integrate backend services into our overall architecture and resolve operational issues.
• Engage in learning opportunities, adopt best practices, and stay up-to-date with industry trends to enhance the backend technology stack.

Requirements

• 5-8 years in software development, with hands-on experience in backend engineering.
• Proficiency in Clojure for developing and maintaining backend services.
• Familiarity with Node.js, especially for supporting legacy services.
• Understanding of service-oriented architectures and RESTful API design.
• Experience working in cloud environments and using modern development tooling.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools and practices.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to debug and optimize backend systems.
• Ability to work effectively with senior engineers and cross-functional teams, contributing to collective problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Enthusiasm for learning new tools and techniques in cloud deployment, automation, and backend development.

Benefits

• 100% employee coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• $500 annual professional development allowance.
• Discount on all Peerspace bookings.
• Laptop, high-resolution display, and stipend to set up a home office.
• Monthly cell phone and internet credit.
• Coworking membership if needed (in lieu of home office).
• Flexible "take it as you need it" time off policy.
• Wellness Fridays observed company-wide.
• Annual in-person, all-company offsites and team-building events.

Pay

The annual salary range for this role is $170,000 to $190,000. The actual salary will vary depending on experience, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and market data.