Backend Software Engineer, Staff or Principal

About the role

Shape the technical direction and architecture of a platform that runs advanced math and machine learning on streaming time-series data. The role combines hands-on system design with mentoring and technical leadership.

What you will do

• Lead design and development of complex software systems.
• Set technical direction and architecture for the platform.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers in best practices.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and frameworks.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and other engineers.
• Engage with customers to explain features and pain points.

What they look for

• Experience building elegant, extensible and maintainable software.
• A record of fast product and feature delivery in a continuous delivery model.
• Commitment to unit testing, continuous integration and removing technical debt.
• Backend knowledge such as gRPC, GraphQL or a JVM language like Kotlin.
• Depth in databases, distributed computing or cloud platforms.
• A bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent experience.