Backend Engineer, Cloud

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Develop the cloud services that power Zed and Delta

• Assist in transforming the backend from a single stateful server to a fully distributed architecture

• Create backend software and take ownership of the infrastructure it operates on

• Collaborate on APIs, application logic, storage, asynchronous processing, deployment, and operations

• Construct Cloud Runners to provide ephemeral compute resources for development tasks

• Advance billing processes for new products, pricing structures, and packaging

• Integrate identity providers and establish authorization functionalities

• Develop integrations that connect Zed and Delta with existing developer workflows

• Identify issues, define practical scopes, and manage projects from implementation through to rollout and operation

• Make significant technical decisions and offer technical guidance for the cloud system

• Write and review code while troubleshooting complex bugs

• Enhance tests, interfaces, and documentation

• Engage in on-call duties, respond to incidents, and resolve recurring software and infrastructure issues

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as a backend engineer

• Have taken ownership of backend services from design to production and ongoing development

• Made decisions regarding APIs and data models, implementing changes in systems with active users

• Managed failures and operational challenges post-launch

• Built and maintained cloud infrastructure, including resource provisioning, deployment configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting production issues

• Led engineering projects while actively writing code

• Clarified requirements, design choices, dependencies, and delivery timelines

• Dealt with various backend challenges, including new functionalities, integrations, and operational enhancements

• Collaborated with engineers and product stakeholders to evaluate approaches and make technical compromises

• Experience with Rust in production environments is a strong plus, though not mandatory

• Capable of learning new programming languages or codebases and delivering production-ready work

• Career focused on software development, possibly blending backend engineering with platform, DevOps, or reliability roles

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work options

• Opportunity to contribute to Zed and Delta cloud services

• Involvement in on-call duties and production incident management