Senior Backend Engineer, Core APIs

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and enhance backend systems for real-time data processing and web services.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate backend components with other services, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.

• Perform in-depth analyses of problematic features, researching and evaluating their behavior to uncover root causes and identify potential solutions. Formulate hypotheses, conduct experiments, analyze outcomes, and translate insights into actionable engineering enhancements.

• Carry out performance tuning, debugging, and testing of backend systems to guarantee reliability and efficiency.

• Promote a data-driven culture by sharing engineering best practices and collaborating on cross-functional initiatives.

• This position includes participation in a shared on-call rotation. The schedule will be communicated in advance, with an emphasis on balancing coverage equitably while minimizing disruptions during off-hours.

• Mentor junior developers, supporting all team members in their growth aligned with our mission, values, and skills.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.

• Proven experience in GoLang and/or Node.js with a willingness to learn.

• Extensive experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems.

• Experience in building and optimizing APIs, real-time data processing systems, and microservices architectures.

• Strong understanding of SQL and experience with databases such as DynamoDB, Redis, or Elasticsearch.

• Proficiency with general software engineering tools: Git, IDEs, shell scripting, CI/CD.

• Proficient in English for effective communication in a global, remote team.

• Ability to work independently on tasks while also collaborating effectively as a team member.

• A strong desire to mentor and develop junior team members.

🏝️ Benefits

• We are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone.

• We celebrate and recognize the unique experiences, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds that each employee contributes to our workplace.

• Fingerprint aims to create an environment where our employees feel respected, valued, and empowered, with team members leading efforts to promote and maintain an inclusive workplace.

• We strongly encourage applications from individuals belonging to underrepresented groups in tech.