Senior Software Engineer-Systems

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Requirements

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and enhance core features and capabilities of a high-performance observability platform using modern, scalable technologies.
• Serve as a technical expert while mentoring and guiding a team of engineers to deliver high-quality, maintainable code.
• Partner with cross-functional teams—including product, design, and operations—to architect reliable and efficient backend systems.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and experiment with emerging tools and frameworks to continuously improve system performance and reliability.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, championing engineering best practices across the organization.
• Monitor system health, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement optimizations to ensure stability and scalability.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence within the engineering team.
  

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 3+ years of experience in backend, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Golang, Java, Python, or Rust.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design principles.
• Experience working with distributed systems, microservices, and messaging queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Practical knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Solid grasp of Linux internals, networking, and container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi).
• Strong debugging skills—capable of diagnosing issues using logs, metrics, and traces.
• Comfortable with Git workflows and collaborative development environments.
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd), API gateways, and load balancing strategies.
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including incident response and on-call best practices.
• Familiarity with performance profiling tools (e.g., pprof, perf, flame graphs).
• Exposure to secrets management tools like Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.
  

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Real ownership: You'll have a seat at the table and the ability to drive impactful changes.
• Work with smart, passionate people: Join a high-performing team where innovation is celebrated and learning is constant.
• Celebrate wins together: From product milestones to fun team activities, success is a shared experience.
• Continuous growth: Invest in your development with challenging work, learning budgets, and career advancement opportunities.
• Flexible culture: While the team collaborates in-office five days a week, there's room for flexibility in how and when you get your best work done.
  

Skills Required

Distributed Systems, Golang, Java, Python, Rust, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, Prometheus, Grafana, System Design, Data Structures and Algorithms