Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer

To be successful in this role, you must have strong leadership qualities, a deep understanding of software architecture and design, and the ability to solve complex problems with innovative, scalable solutions. You will thrive in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment where your experience and expertise will be leveraged to shape the future of the engineering team and systems.

What you'll do:

• Take ownership of the design, development, and implementation of medium to large features, ensuring they align with both business and system goals.
• Demonstrate systems thinking by architecting and designing entire systems owned by the team, addressing problems that may span across team boundaries.
• Lead the charge in proposing technology improvements, architectural changes, and large-scale design or implementation enhancements.
• Ensure the quality of the codebase through thorough code reviews and mentoring, influencing the teams approach to design and coding standards.
• Lead and execute on process improvements, standards, and tools to streamline engineering practices.
• Research, propose, and implement technical solutions for long-standing technical debt and operational challenges.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in production systems, and optimize for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to their technical growth while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• Drive results and alignment with leadership on key team goals, business metrics, and execution strategies.

Who you are:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience with backend or full-stack software engineering, with a proven track record of delivering complex software systems.
• Proficient in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Go, C#, Java, Kotlin, Rust, etc.), with broad experience in solving problems and building systems.
• Experience delivering SaaS software and a strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle.
• Expertise in software design patterns, systems architecture, and API development (including REST or gRPC).
• Deep understanding of secure development principles and experience implementing security best practices.
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases, and a solid grasp of data modeling and performance optimization techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and solve problems with minimal guidance, while also collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a commitment to fostering a positive and productive team culture.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have, but not necessary:

• Golang experience
• GCP experience
• Adtech experience