Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and sustain scalable backend systems that drive our measurement, attribution, and reporting functionalities.

• Create robust data pipelines and services that convert raw event streams and metrics into actionable insights.

• Work closely with stakeholders to define and craft a seamless, intuitive reporting user interface that enables users to comprehend and act on the insights provided.

• Take ownership of key backend components—from service architecture to deployment and monitoring—ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance at scale.

• Advocate for engineering best practices surrounding 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 distributed systems at scale that are fault-tolerant and highly concurrent.

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

• Strong foundation in modern backend development (e.g., Python, Ruby, etc. - our stack includes 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 cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP (we operate on Google Cloud Platform).

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

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

• Familiarity with Software Development Lifecycle practices, such as continuous integration/continuous delivery and automated deployment (our tools include Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, etc.).

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

• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, including the skill to efficiently identify, analyze, and resolve complex issues, and guide team members on how to contribute to solutions for these challenges.

• A willingness and enthusiasm for continuous learning, adapting to emerging technologies, and pursuing personal and professional growth.

🏝️ Benefits

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