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Backend Software Developer

The Data Sherpas
Philadelphia, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/8/2025

Who We Are:

The Data Sherpas are a team of highly skilled and motivated engineers who help our clients at every phase of their cloud journey. If it touches the cloud, involves data, or lives as an application, we have either worked on it or have the skills and expertise to accomplish it. 

What We Are Looking For:

We are looking for a motivated individual who is willing to jump into the organization and start contributing. We seek individuals who have the desire to win, a tenacious appetite to be number one, and enjoy an independent and collaborative work environment. 

Responsibilities: 

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement solutions

Create and maintain APIs, rSpec testing suite, and middleware to facilitate data flow between systems

Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging to identify and resolve integration issues

Ensure compliance with security protocols and data privacy regulations during integration processes

Troubleshoot and optimize application performance to provide an optimal experience

Design maintainable database schemas and easy-to-understand data structures

Design technical solutions with little direction or guidance

Engage in the team’s organizational processes, such as planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews, to ensure effective collaboration and feedback

Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Proactively identify and address potential technical issues and bottlenecks

Qualifications: 

 4 years of Software Engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and/or equivalent experience

 Proficiency in the following programming languages Ruby with Ruby on Rails, Python, NodeJS

Experience with SFTP/FTP, File, OAuth2, OIDC, TLS, SSH, etc.

Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, or equivalent databases

Knowledge of caching

Familiarity with rSpec testing framework

Knowledge of RESTful API design and integration and knowledge of Postman

Be a self-starter and able to work in a fast-paced environment

Familiarity with Linux environments and Docker in general

Strong communication ability to describe complex problems and solutions

Complimentary skills: 

Experience developing with ReactJS

Experience with NewRelic

Experience with AWS infrastructure

Understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Experience within fintech/startup realm is desirable


We cannot work with third-party agencies at this time. Resumes submitted via unapproved agencies will be automatically rejected. 

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