
Senior Software Back End Engineer
Posted 5 days ago

Posted 5 days ago
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.
• Operate within a distinctive environment and technology stack.
• Implement new features and enhance the reliability of core services, including customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination read/write paths.
• Recognize system bottlenecks and flaws in business logic, collaborating with the team to resolve them.
• Assume responsibility for product issues, devise solutions, and utilize data to illustrate the impact.
• Navigate across the stack to independently tackle problems.
• Guide junior developers and contribute to the team's technical advancement.
• Effectively convey technical decisions and trade-offs.
• Promote sound engineering practices within the team.
• Over 5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud computing.
• Proven history of delivering impactful, production-ready software solutions with varying levels of complexity.
• Experienced in designing and implementing distributed systems and multi-tier architectures, including storage, caching, and application layers.
• Practical experience with microservice architectures and exposure to high-throughput systems.
• Familiarity with system transformation patterns and capability to contribute to modernization initiatives.
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Java or Python.
• Understanding of cloud engineering paradigms, asynchronous systems, and service integration patterns.
• Working knowledge of design patterns, reliability, and scaling principles.
• Ability to participate in architectural discussions and system design.
• Experience mentoring peers or junior developers.
• Proven track record of learning and adapting to new technologies, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Demonstrated use of AI and automation tools to improve productivity and engineering outcomes.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to explore new problem domains.
• Must be a US Citizen and capable of obtaining and maintaining Public Trust 6C.
• Options for medical plans, including those with Health Savings Accounts.
• Choices for dental plans.
• Vision plan available.
• 401(k) plan featuring pre-tax and post-tax contributions with company matching.
• Flexible work weeks whenever feasible.
• Paid leave for vacation, sick days, personal time, holidays, parental leave, military leave, bereavement, and jury duty.
• Typically, 15 days of paid leave per calendar year.
• 10 paid holidays annually.
• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave within a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits offered.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance provided.
• Personal accident insurance available.
• Critical illness insurance options.
• Business travel and accident insurance included.
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