Senior Back End Engineer

Qualifications

• Experience: 5-8 years in software development, with hands-on experience in backend engineering.
• Technical Skills:
• 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.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills with the ability to debug and optimize backend systems.
• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with senior engineers and cross-functional teams, contributing to collective problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Growth Mindset: Enthusiasm for learning new tools and techniques in cloud deployment, automation, and backend development.

Responsibilities

• Service Development: Designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services primarily using Clojure, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and performant.
• Legacy Support: Assisting in the maintenance and gradual modernization of legacy Node.js services as part of our broader system.
• Cloud Deployment: Collaborating on cloud deployments, leveraging modern tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices to enhance our deployment pipelines and overall system reliability.
• Code Quality: Writing clean, well-documented code and participating in code reviews to uphold our quality standards.
• Collaboration: Working closely with senior engineers, DevOps, and other team members to integrate backend services into our overall architecture and resolve operational issues.
• Continuous Improvement: Engaging in learning opportunities, adopting best practices, and staying up-to-date with industry trends to enhance the backend technology stack.

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.