Requirements

5+ years of backend development experience, preferably with Java/Python/Go
Experience consuming and designing mature REST APIs
Previous experience working with Cloud technologies
Demonstrated cross-team communication and collaboration skills
Experience with engineering best practices in all phases of the software development life cycle
Experience with or interest in designing and operating reliable, scalable systems
Computer Science degree or equivalent experience
Work experience on a customer-facing product

Nice to Haves

Proven ability to work carefully and methodically on high-impact, mission-critical systems
Experience deploying and operating services on Kubernetes
Experience building fault-tolerant backend services on top of AWS managed services (like databases, caches)
Experience working with high traffic, highly scalable systems and complex code bases
Observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Rollbar…)

Design, implement, test rigorously and support microservices at scale in a collaborative environment
Advocate for and implement operational best practices and serve on-call for the team’s services
Demonstrate quickness in learning and interest in teaching others. Take part in sprint and quarterly planning ceremonies
Contribute to a highly collaborative team, sharing your ideas and requesting feedback
Communicate complex ideas simply through verbal and written communication