What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Backend Engineer position at Patterned Learning AI?
This is a remote position.
Sr. Backend Engineer
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States full-time. We are not able to sponsor applicants for work visas at this time.
About us: We are backed by a recent $3.8 million investment from top silicon valley investors, we're on a mission to unlock the full potential of developers.
What We Do: Patterned Learning AI platform helps developers learn, grow, and excel by providing intelligent code assistance, identifying areas for improvement, and fostering a collaborative learning environment.
We have a flexible, work-from-home friendly, style of operation with an on site office that is optional.
Benefits: We offer health benefits and generous PTO packages.
Our office is dog friendly, has unlimited snacks & drinks, flexible working hours (get out for the pow day!), and lots of rock climbing & skateboarding.
We also offer competitive healthcare benefits and a 401k program.
At Patterned Learning AI, we are committed to being a fun, groundbreaking, and inclusive place to work. We strongly encourage engineers from all community and traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply
Schedule: MUST be willing to work Eastern (EST) time zone hours, regardless of location .
Job Summary:
As a Sr. Backend Engineer, you will be reporting to the Engineering Manager and would be a key member of Real’s R&D team. You will help lead the overall technical vision for all things back end, implementing features, squash bugs, and make improvements across our Java Spring Microservices. If you are self-motivated, and a tech expert to join a results-oriented team, we encourage you to join us.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Collaborate with other engineers through pairing sessions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing in our weekly Friday Dev Chats.
Mentor and lead junior engineers in software engineering methodology, design, and best practices.
Work with the product team and feature owners to understand requirements and see them through to execution and deployment.
Required Skills/Abilities:
You have extensive experience with Java 11 , Spring Boot, JPA (Hibernate), and SQL relational databases.
You are comfortable writing unit and integration tests and maintaining strong code coverage
You have hands-on experience building application using the microservices architecture
You have in-depth knowledge of relational databases, including indices, connection pools, transactions (ACID), and implications of schema designs on performance
You have experience with NoSQL databases, understand their advantages and disadvantages, and know when to prefer one over a relational database.
You are opinionated in the direction that backend software development is going and will give recommendations and take the initiative for the long-term health of the project.
You have a keen eye for where to refactor and when, using standard design principles and patterns, and are excited to lead the team on the path to better code
You are welcoming to other engineers, have a collaborative attitude, and are excited to both learn and teach new knowledge
You enjoy working with a remote team that spans many different time zones and locations
You are comfortable in an agile, fast-paced start up environment where you work closely with product to understand how your work will fit into the larger project while acting on limited information
Our Tech Stack
Java 11
Spring Boot
Postgres
Kafka
DynamoDB
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Datadog
Bugsnag
ArgoCD
TeamCity
We are empowered through our strong test coverage to allow continuous delivery with multiple deploys per day.
Education and Experience:
BA/BS degree and 8 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background
Must have experience in Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Relational Databases
A real estate background with transferable skills would be an asset
Demonstrated Project Coordination/Management skills
Must Have: Ability to truly encompass our Company Core Values
Work Hard. Be Kind
“We” are bigger than “me”
Tech x Humanity
Physical Requirements:
Sit for long periods of time
Real Broker is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
Applicants for this job
430 Applicants
37 Applicants in the past day
Applicant seniority level
58% Senior level applicants
40% Entry level applicants
Sr. Backend Engineer
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States full-time. We are not able to sponsor applicants for work visas at this time.
About us: We are backed by a recent $3.8 million investment from top silicon valley investors, we're on a mission to unlock the full potential of developers.
What We Do: Patterned Learning AI platform helps developers learn, grow, and excel by providing intelligent code assistance, identifying areas for improvement, and fostering a collaborative learning environment.
We have a flexible, work-from-home friendly, style of operation with an on site office that is optional.
Benefits: We offer health benefits and generous PTO packages.
Our office is dog friendly, has unlimited snacks & drinks, flexible working hours (get out for the pow day!), and lots of rock climbing & skateboarding.
We also offer competitive healthcare benefits and a 401k program.
At Patterned Learning AI, we are committed to being a fun, groundbreaking, and inclusive place to work. We strongly encourage engineers from all community and traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply
Schedule: MUST be willing to work Eastern (EST) time zone hours, regardless of location .
Job Summary:
As a Sr. Backend Engineer, you will be reporting to the Engineering Manager and would be a key member of Real’s R&D team. You will help lead the overall technical vision for all things back end, implementing features, squash bugs, and make improvements across our Java Spring Microservices. If you are self-motivated, and a tech expert to join a results-oriented team, we encourage you to join us.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Collaborate with other engineers through pairing sessions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing in our weekly Friday Dev Chats.
Mentor and lead junior engineers in software engineering methodology, design, and best practices.
Work with the product team and feature owners to understand requirements and see them through to execution and deployment.
Required Skills/Abilities:
You have extensive experience with Java 11 , Spring Boot, JPA (Hibernate), and SQL relational databases.
You are comfortable writing unit and integration tests and maintaining strong code coverage
You have hands-on experience building application using the microservices architecture
You have in-depth knowledge of relational databases, including indices, connection pools, transactions (ACID), and implications of schema designs on performance
You have experience with NoSQL databases, understand their advantages and disadvantages, and know when to prefer one over a relational database.
You are opinionated in the direction that backend software development is going and will give recommendations and take the initiative for the long-term health of the project.
You have a keen eye for where to refactor and when, using standard design principles and patterns, and are excited to lead the team on the path to better code
You are welcoming to other engineers, have a collaborative attitude, and are excited to both learn and teach new knowledge
You enjoy working with a remote team that spans many different time zones and locations
You are comfortable in an agile, fast-paced start up environment where you work closely with product to understand how your work will fit into the larger project while acting on limited information
Our Tech Stack
Java 11
Spring Boot
Postgres
Kafka
DynamoDB
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Datadog
Bugsnag
ArgoCD
TeamCity
We are empowered through our strong test coverage to allow continuous delivery with multiple deploys per day.
Education and Experience:
BA/BS degree and 8 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background
Must have experience in Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Relational Databases
A real estate background with transferable skills would be an asset
Demonstrated Project Coordination/Management skills
Must Have: Ability to truly encompass our Company Core Values
Work Hard. Be Kind
“We” are bigger than “me”
Tech x Humanity
Physical Requirements:
Sit for long periods of time
Real Broker is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
Applicants for this job
430 Applicants
37 Applicants in the past day
Applicant seniority level
58% Senior level applicants
40% Entry level applicants
