Senior Backend Engineer (Remote, Global)

Job summary

This position involves joining a team of engineers focused on developing tools, APIs, and integrations for various products. The role is fully remote and offers the opportunity to work on complex challenges that enable global employment solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Senior Backend Engineer, including building, shipping, and maintaining complex software projects.
• Proficiency with Postgres or similar databases.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab, GitHub, or Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of major projects and participate in cross-team initiatives.
• Actively engage in product discussions, providing feedback and suggesting improvements.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the team’s domain from both product and engineering perspectives.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to the shared codebase.
• Debug and resolve technical and business issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in hiring processes.
• Design and implement APIs with a focus on performance and scalability.

Skills

• Familiarity with Functional Programming languages (e.g., Elixir, Erlang, Scala, Clojure, Haskell) is a plus.
• Knowledge of containerization tools like Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud services, particularly AWS.
• Frontend experience with frameworks such as Next.js, React, Vue, or Angular is advantageous.

Education

• Relevant professional experience in software engineering is required; specific educational qualifications are not mentioned.

Tools

• Backend technologies include Elixir and Phoenix, with a Postgres database.
• Frontend technologies involve React and Next.js.
• Version control and CI/CD are managed through GitLab, with applications hosted on AWS.