Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Opportunity 

What you'll do:

• You will build end-to-end features in core platform that provides tools to internal users. 
• You will contribute to system design and architecture across our back-end microservices primarily deployed on AWS, from APIs to asynchronous long-running AI processes.   
• You will work closely with a team of 4-5 engineers, a product manager, and a designer to deliver a smooth experience to our customers. 
• You will collaborate effectively with the wider project team, coordinating requirements and deliverables to ensure seamless development of cross-team features. 
• You will support the wider engineering organization by identifying areas of improvement, proposing RFCs, seeking feedback early and often, iterating over your ideas, and co-creating something better than you could have done by yourself. 

Who you are:

• 5+ Years of software engineering experience in web-based technologies at a product company. 
• You have strong experience with Python frameworks such as FastAPI/Flask, relational databases such as Postgres/MySQL, and the cloud either GCP or AWS. 
• You are an expert at using Docker both for containerization during development, as well as for production. 
• You are not afraid to go deep on the rest of the stack. You are comfortable with navigating a large codebase across dozens of repositories. 
• You’ve worked closely in teams of ~5 engineers before, solving hard problems collaboratively, and working tightly with your immediate peers as well as across teams. 
• Strong experience in data structures, API development, and queue-based systems. 
• You are comfortable navigating vague problems and creating clarity from uncertainty and communicating it clearly to your peers. 
• You are comfortable providing clear code reviews and mentorship to junior engineers. 
• You thrive in an agile environment. 
• We believe in taking ownership from start to end. You pride yourself on your ability to take complex problems and iterate on them until you find a simple solution.