Back End Engineer - Senior

Essential Functions

• Analyze and produce appropriate task lists from design and requirement specifications. 
• Break down product specs into functional specs
• Break down epics into deliverable stories.
• Write structured application/interface code from specifications conforming to established methodology and standards. 
• Conduct unit tests of either new or modified applications.  
• Participate in peer code and design reviews. 
• Write or maintain program documentations, operations documentations and user guides in accordance with standards. 
• Consider re-usability and performance when designing or implementing applications. 
• Deploy and maintain functional, secure and high-quality applications. 
• Participate in software implementation and customer training. 
• Write efficient code, keeping with documented industry and company processes and standards and be able to be seamlessly integrated into modules being developed by other team members. 
• Meet with the Project Manager, fellow developers, end-users, and other key individuals/departments associated with the project to determine the status of the project and where their position fits into the overall scope of the project.   
• Be a self-starter with planning and organizational skills that lead to the accomplishment of team and company goals. 
• Be highly motivated, organized, and able to work independently. 
• Considered a high-level specialist who regularly interacts and works with senior management. 
• Use advanced techniques, theories, and processes to complete work. 
• Possesses advanced knowledge of subject matter and guides and provides leadership, coaching, and mentoring to junior coworkers. 
• Show initiative in taking on new technical assignments and challenges.  

What we value

• Strong Problem Solving/Analysis skills. 
• Deep Technical Capacity. 
• Excellent Communication Proficiency. 
• Good Time Management. 
• Ability to work as part of a team. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or technical certification or equivalent work experience. 
• 6-8 years’ work experience as a Back End Engineer or similar role.   
• Experience working with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools. 
• Strong proficiency in one backend server framework (preferably Phoenix+Elixir).  
• Experience using server APIs (GraphQL, REST etc). 
• Should also possess a working knowledge of data visualization techniques, relational databases, NoSQL databases, application servers, web servers, web services, JSON, XML, and HTTP protocol.   

What you can expect

• Enjoy great team camaraderie whether at our Irvine CA office, Austin TX office, or working remotely.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with challenging problems to solve.
• Modern technologies and tools.
• Continuous learning environment.
• Opportunity to communicate and work with people of all technical levels in a team environment.
• Grow as you are given feedback and incorporate it into your work.
• Be part of a self-managing team that enjoys support and direction when required.
• 3 weeks of paid vacation – out of the gate!!
• Matching 401(k).
• Competitive Salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Sick, and paid holidays are offered.
• Casual environment.
• Work with talented and collaborative co-workers.

Technologies we use

• We are hosted on AWS Cloud and use numerous AWS services. 
• Our backend languages primarily consist of Elixir, NodeJS and Python. 
• TypeScript and React are central to our front-end development. 
• Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible are leveraged for our Infrastructure deployment and automation. 
• Industry-standard build tooling and CI/CD using AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions. 
• PlaywrightJS framework for end-to-end testing.  
• A mix of open-source and proprietary technologies that are tailored to the problems at hand.