Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics

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

📋 Description

• Design, create, and uphold scalable backend systems that drive our measurement, attribution, and reporting functionalities.

• Build robust data pipelines and services to convert raw event streams and metrics into actionable insights.

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to define and structure a seamless, intuitive reporting UI that enables users to comprehend and act on the insights provided.

• Take ownership of essential backend components—spanning service architecture to deployment and monitoring—ensuring reliability, scalability, and high performance.

• Advocate for engineering best practices concerning code quality, testing, observability, and system health.

• Guide junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and ongoing improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in software engineering.

• Proven experience in building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems that are fault-tolerant and highly concurrent.

• Outstanding software engineering abilities (design, unit testing, git, code review, CI/CD).

• Strong background in modern backend development (e.g., Python, Ruby, etc.—we primarily use Python and Elixir).

• Familiarity with functional programming principles (we utilize Elixir).

• Understanding of common web-based API architectures (RESTful, GraphQL) and technologies (gRPC).

• Experience with a cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP (we use Google Cloud Platform).

• Knowledge of modern distributed and microservice technologies (we utilize Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ).

• Experience with both OLTP and OLAP systems, including schema design and query optimization.

• Acquainted with Software Development Lifecycle practices, such as continuous integration/continuous delivery and automated deployment (we employ tools like Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, etc.).

• Strong technical leadership capabilities, with the ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, advocate appropriately, and mentor junior engineers to enhance team efficiency.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills, including the capacity to swiftly identify, analyze, and resolve complex issues, while guiding team members on how to contribute to solutions.

• A proactive attitude towards continuous learning, adapting to evolving technologies, and seeking personal and professional growth.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.