What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Backend Engineer position at Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)?
Staff Engineer & Senior Backend Engineer Opportunities – Hybrid - 2 days/week onsite
Are you passionate about building scalable, cutting-edge backend systems that transform complex data into actionable insights? We're working with a fast-growing, innovative technology company revolutionizing how professionals navigate data-intensive tasks. Due to continued growth, we're confidentially searching for two exceptional engineers, a Staff Engineer and a Sr. Backend Engineer, to help build and evolve powerful software systems that redefine industry standards.
Your Impact: You'll join an ambitious team focused on developing high-performance, distributed backend systems, directly contributing to products that streamline critical workflows and decision-making processes. Your efforts will ensure our systems remain reliable, secure, scalable, and adaptable, driving the success and satisfaction of end-users.
What You'll Do:
- Build & Deliver: Write clean, robust code, actively participate in code reviews, and contribute meaningfully to technical design discussions.
- System Architecture: Lead design and development efforts for scalable, high-performance backend solutions.
- Performance Optimization: Continuously enhance and fine-tune system performance to meet growing user demands.
- Mentorship & Collaboration: Share your knowledge with peers and junior engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Who You Are:
- Experienced: 7 years of backend engineering experience developing high-performance, fault-tolerant services.
- Technical Expertise: Proven experience building robust services utilizing relational and non-relational databases.
- Design Proficiency: Skilled in architecting and operating distributed systems with an emphasis on scalability, observability, and reliability.
- Versatile: Comfortable with various software stacks, cloud-native development, and adaptable to evolving technology environments.
Even Better If You Have:
- Experience with multi-tenancy architectures.
- Knowledge of security best practices.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages, such as Python, Kotlin, or Java.
- Familiarity with GraphQL (required for Sr. Backend Engineer, preferred for Staff Engineer).
Technologies You'll Work With:
- Cloud Platforms: AWS
- Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, Redis
- Frameworks & Languages: Kotlin, Python, gRPC, GraphQL
- Container & Orchestration: ECS, Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
- Messaging & Events: Kafka
If you're seeking an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking technology solutions alongside talented colleagues, we'd love to hear from you.
Salary : $170,000 - $220,000
