Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity International)

Requirements

• You have 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• You have an extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.
• You have experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan.
• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable moving from low-level language idioms to the architecture of large systems.
• Your growth and impact trajectory demonstrate mastery in gathering and iterating on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with the global engineering team.

What You'll Be Doing

• You will be responsible for setting technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale and helping tie it together with critical, business-impacting projects.
• You will collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle by working with product management, design, and analytics.
• You will act as a force-multiplier for your team through defining and advocating technical solutions and operational processes.
• You will take ownership of your team’s operations and availability by ensuring the right monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting are in place.
• You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting code review and design standards and advocating for them.
• You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback, guidance, and leading by example.

Perks and Benefits

• Health coverage at no cost for employees and their dependents.
• Monthly stipends for tech setup and health & wellness options.
• Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with a stock discount.