Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Staff

Strategic Employment

Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Staff

Austin, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    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.

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  • Compensation
    $170,000-$220,000 per year