Senior Backend Engineer, Core APIs

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Design, develop, and optimize backend systems for real-time data processing and web services
Integrate backend components with other services, ensuring performance and scalability
Conduct deep dives into problematic features to understand root causes and identify solutions
Develop hypotheses, run experiments, analyze results, and translate findings into engineering improvements
Perform performance tuning, debugging, and testing of backend systems
Share engineering best practices and collaborate on cross-functional projects
Participate in a shared on-call rotation
Mentor junior developers

5+ years of experience in backend development
Strong experience in GoLang and/or Node.js
Experience designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems
Experience building and optimizing APIs, real-time data processing systems, and microservices architectures
Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with databases like DynamoDB, Redis, or Elasticsearch
Proficiency with Git, IDEs, shell scripting, and CI/CD
Proficient in English for communication in a global, remote team
Ability to work independently and collaborate as a team member
Strong desire to mentor and grow junior team members

BS/MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
Backend development with Golang, NodeJS, TypeScript, Express or equivalent
Experience with ClickHouse, dbt
Experience with analytical storage systems like ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Databricks
Experience with observability tools like Datadog
Understanding of Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with large open-source projects
Demonstrated experience with both Node.js and Go in a backend context
Understanding of Internet security and privacy mechanisms

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