Job Description

Software Engineer, Backend
Remote 

What You’ll Do:

Must Have

• Go
• GraphQL
• Microservices Architecture
• Python
• REST API Development

Nice To Have

• gRPC Remote Procedure Calls
• thrif

• Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy and build novel products and features that our users will love.
• Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
• Participate with a team of thoughtful, fast-moving, and motivated engineers. Contribute to standards that improve developer workflows, recommend best practices, and help mentor junior engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise.
• Continuously learn and improve your technical and non-technical abilities. Qualifications for this role:
• 5+ years of industry experience in large-scale distributed systems.
• 5+ years experience in one or more general purpose programming languages (Go, Python, Rust, Ruby)
• Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs.
• Experienced with distributed caching layers, and distributed large scale data storage systems like Cassandra.
• A track record of developing and improving highly scalable and reliable serving systems
• A track record of leading sized projects that require cross-team and cross-functional collaborations
• Strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and to deliver projects on schedule.
• BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.
• Excellent communication skills. You partner effectively with teams in a fully remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences. Documents
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