Senior Backend Engineer

The Role:

You'll be responsible for building and maintaining the backend that powers our award-winning app, Balance. We're looking for an experienced backend engineer with a deep understanding of scalable systems and a passion for performance & reliability. You’ll collaborate closely with all engineers to build products that educate and delight our customers. As a senior member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to guide the direction of our products and our engineering team.

This is a fully remote position anywhere in North or South America. We are happy to sponsor US visas and green cards, if applicable.

How You’ll Make an Impact Here:

• Lead the technical design and implementation of complex projects by working closely with Product Management, Marketing, and Content to define problems, come up with solutions, and deliver high-performance, reliable backend systems that support our apps
• Introduce new ideas to help the team iterate on process and technology
• Mentor fellow engineers, help them grow their skills, and be open to learning from your teammates as you continue to grow your own skills
• Focus mainly on backend development but occasionally help out your teammates in other areas of the stack (Data, DevOps, iOS, Android, etc.)

Qualifications:

• You have 7+ years of professional software experience in backend development
• You are experienced with Ruby on Rails
• You are passionate about product-focused problem-solving
• You stay up to date with the latest backend development news and technologies
• You have experience integrating 3rd party APIs, especially single sign- on, purchasing, and analytics
• You communicate clearly and are willing to give critical feedback to improve the product
• You can identify areas for improvement and drive projects to completion without a manager consistently directing your work
• You have shipped at least one customer-facing product

Our Stack:

• Backend: Ruby on Rails
• Scripting: Python & Shell
• Cloud: Heroku, AWS, & CloudFlare
• Databases: PostgreSQL & Redis
• Data Analytics: Snowflake & DBT
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• IaC: Terraform