As a Backend Engineer, you will design backend services for the Bilt app, mentor juniors, ensure technical feasibility, and drive best practices.
What's the role?
As a Back End Engineer at Bilt, you'll join a renowned team that is transforming the future of renting. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and documenting the back-end services for the Bilt mobile app and website, coaching and mentoring junior resources and collaborating with other team members and stakeholders. You will also drive best practices, ensure the technical feasibility integrations and optimize the application for maximum speed, scalability and reliability.
Specifically, you'll be responsible for:
In terms of qualifications, we're seeking:
Benefits:
At Bilt Rewards, we believe in transparency and we do our best to make sure the company and our candidates are on the same page as it relates to compensation. In addition to posting salary ranges for our open roles, candidates should expect to be asked about compensation expectations and requirements early on in their interview process. Our goal is to highlight when expectations and Bilt's salary range may be out of sync, and work with the candidate to determine whether it makes sense to continue conversations.
We are considering candidates with differing levels of expertise for this position. Leveling will be based upon your experience and performance in the interview process.
Where a new hire falls within a range will be based on their skills and experience, and how these competencies compare across other employees in the same role. Bilt's bands are designed to allow for individual compensation growth within the role. As such, new hires typically start at the lower end of the range. Bilt Rewards performance and outcomes - should you join the company, you will have the opportunity to grow your salary over time.
The salary range for a Backend Engineer - Go Development is $160,000 - $225,000, and you will be eligible for equity and an annual performance-based bonus.
As a Back End Engineer at Bilt, you'll join a renowned team that is transforming the future of renting. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and documenting the back-end services for the Bilt mobile app and website, coaching and mentoring junior resources and collaborating with other team members and stakeholders. You will also drive best practices, ensure the technical feasibility integrations and optimize the application for maximum speed, scalability and reliability.
Specifically, you'll be responsible for:
- Investigating and utilizing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services to continuously improve application architecture, including Kafka and Elasticsearch instances deployed in GCP
- Implementing microservices using the Go programming language
- Integrating with 3rd party APIs related to payments, banking, loyalty, commerce and property management
- Proposing and enhancing automation initiatives related to infrastructure as code, CI/CD, monitoring and alerting
- Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
- Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
- Working with AI tools such as Copilot and Devin to accelerate feature delivery
- Becoming a foundational member of our team, working alongside Directors of Engineering and Product
In terms of qualifications, we're seeking:
- 5+ years of experience
- Proven hands-on Software Development experience
- Proven working experience in Go development, REST, API security standards, Google Cloud Platform (BigTable, BigQuery, Cloud Run, GKE), Kafka, and Elasticsearch
- Great interpersonal skills with a collaborative, team-player approach
- Knowledge of the start-up world
- A burning desire to win and reach overall company goals
- Flexibility - we are disrupting an industry so changes to traditional processes should be expected
Benefits:
- Compensation - We offer a competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity and our performance bonus program
- Health insurance for you (& your loved ones) from day one - Enjoy a One Medical Membership, wellness stipends, family programs and more, on us. We've got you and your family covered from day one.
- 401k plan with a match - Retirement may feel more like a pipe dream than a reality but we're here to help you get there.
- Commuter FSAs - We believe the best ideas come from being together in one place. We just don't think getting there should be so expensive.
- UNLIMITED PTO - Because we believe that working hard shouldn't mean always working. Take time for yourself as often as you need it.
- Exclusive Employee only Bilt Points - We give our employees unique opportunities to earn points throughout their time at Bilt.
- Team Events - We believe in human connection so we hold events to help our employees break from the monotony of the typical work week.
At Bilt Rewards, we believe in transparency and we do our best to make sure the company and our candidates are on the same page as it relates to compensation. In addition to posting salary ranges for our open roles, candidates should expect to be asked about compensation expectations and requirements early on in their interview process. Our goal is to highlight when expectations and Bilt's salary range may be out of sync, and work with the candidate to determine whether it makes sense to continue conversations.
We are considering candidates with differing levels of expertise for this position. Leveling will be based upon your experience and performance in the interview process.
Where a new hire falls within a range will be based on their skills and experience, and how these competencies compare across other employees in the same role. Bilt's bands are designed to allow for individual compensation growth within the role. As such, new hires typically start at the lower end of the range. Bilt Rewards performance and outcomes - should you join the company, you will have the opportunity to grow your salary over time.
The salary range for a Backend Engineer - Go Development is $160,000 - $225,000, and you will be eligible for equity and an annual performance-based bonus.
Top Skills
Api Security Standards
Elasticsearch
Go
Google Cloud Platform
Kafka
Rest
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