Senior Back End Engineer

 

Description:

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong knowledge of software architecture and design patterns. You will be helping to guide development on a technology stack encompassing a range of technologies and architectures.

We need someone committed to building a strong team. In partnership with the VP of Engineering, you will be relied upon to establish yourself as a technical leader within the engineering team, as well as providing direct oversight for a team of engineers. The ability to effectively mentor other engineers will be key to success in this role.

Ideally you have startup experience and have played an important engineering role in bringing a product to market.The base compensation range is between $130K - $180K plus equity.

Responsibilities

  • Work with a team of engineers to build out elegant backend solutions, partnering with frontend developers, UX designers, and product managers to understand and match visual design intent.
  • Mentor junior developers in best practices for design, development, deployment, maintenance and testing standards.
  • Analyze requirements for tech feasibility and complexity in UI and design technical solutions.
  • Integrate data from various back-end services and databases.
  • Document backend designs and contribute to the component library.
  • Perform peer code reviews and collaborate with the team to improve overall code quality.
  • Ensure quality of the technical deliverables is sustained.
  • Triage and fix production issues.

 

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in a development role.
  • B.S. in computer science or other engineering discipline.
  • Effective communication skills. Experience in regularly achieving consensus with peers, giving clear status updates, and writing technical design documents.
  • Experience owning a problem from understanding, brainstorming toward a solution, weighing alternatives, advocating for the optimal solution, and executing in a collaborative manner.
  • Place great value in testing and writing readable, maintainable code.
  • Advocate and influence organization coding standards and pattern, leading by example with readable, maintainable code and software pattern.
  • Understand the complexities of developing and maintaining production software.
  • Strong disposition towards collaboration and communication.

 

Ideally You Have

  • Have experience in writing technical design documents, proposing new business workflow and cloud architecture.
  • Worked closely with Product to understand user issues and brainstormed toward solutions.
  • Actively involved in the engineering culture in developing coding standards and mentoring junior developers.
  • Familiarity or interest in some of the following: Kotlin, Java, Spring, Postgres, Domain Driven Design.
  • Experience with AWS, Cloudformation, and Docker.

Our Values

  • Teamwork: Collaboration counts. Our employees work together to create an efficient and effective environment that entices and engages.
  • Curiosity: The more we know. Our employees share a relentless inquisitiveness and enjoy solving complex problems for our clients.
  • Grit: Unstoppable perseverance. Our employees are determined to deliver results for our clients. They’re dependable and passionate about their work.
  • Ownership: Take charge. Our employees take initiative to bring positive results and take accountability for their projects.
  • Individuality: Your voice matters. Contributing unique ideas and fresh perspectives helps us achieve our full potential.
  • Empathy: Perspective is paramount. Our employees read the room, respond respectfully and think critically about what they say and how they say it.

 

Organization LoanStreet Inc.
Industry IT / Telecom / Software Jobs
Occupational Category Senior Back End Engineer
Job Location New York,USA
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Experienced Professional
Experience 5 Years
Posted at 2023-09-09 7:58 am
Expires on 2024-12-01