Backend Software Developer

The Data Sherpas

Backend Software Developer

Philadelphia, PA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    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.