Responsibilities
- Lead the design and architectural direction of core backend services with a focus on scalability, resilience, and high performance.
- Solve complex challenges in distributed computing, shaping both immediate deliverables and long-term technical strategy.
- Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to build features that deliver significant business value.
- Amplify team effectiveness through mentorship, improving technical practices and promoting engineering excellence.
- Support and guide contributions to the open-source project, enhancing community involvement and platform adoption.
- Assess and integrate new technologies, tools, and frameworks to maintain leadership in distributed systems innovation.
- Define and uphold high standards in code quality, testing, monitoring, and system reliability.
- Collaborate with leadership to ensure engineering efforts support broader business goals and customer requirements.
- Keep current with evolving technologies and trends in software engineering and distributed computing.
Requirements
- Proven experience developing backend systems using Java and Spring Boot.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement large-scale distributed and event-driven systems.
- Strong command of REST and gRPC APIs, asynchronous messaging (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and cloud-native application design.
- Experience leading major technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams from concept to deployment.
- Track record of mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership to senior-level peers.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to align and influence technical decisions across teams.
- Capable of working both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
- Strong analytical capabilities and a systematic approach to problem-solving.
Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure platforms including AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Familiarity with containerization using Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes.
- Understanding of API design principles, including REST and GraphQL.
- Background in event-driven system design and messaging technologies.
Benefits
- Full coverage health benefits encompassing medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Flexible paid time off policy.
- Financial and logistical support for professional growth and skill development.
Work Arrangement
Remote
Other
- Job requirements serve as guidelines rather than strict mandates; candidates with transferable skills are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification.
- Employment status: Full-Time
- Work arrangement: Remote
- Preferred time zone: US/Pacific Time
