Blitzy

Blitzy

Senior Backend Engineer

Cambridge, MA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$220kDetected 56 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaGoC++Node.jsExpressGitSQLNoSQLPostgreSQLMongoDBAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsTerraformJenkinsCircleCIGraphQLRESTgRPCLLMs

About the role

  • We are looking for a Senior Back End Engineer to join our team and take ownership of different parts of our stack.
  • You will be working alongside our CTO on all aspects of the current product and future product development.
  • You will work directly with the founding team and leverage your experiences and abilities to inform decisions from product, technology, and strategy.

Responsibilities

  • We move quickly and decisively to innovate internally and deliver exceptional software externally.
  • You will help us build the foundation of this company: its culture, its processes, and its practices.
  • You write, review and ship code in production. Your employer or client's success depends on the software you build.
  • You take ownership of the code that you write, and you help the team operate with everything that you build, throughout its lifecycle
  • You will help us build the foundation of this

Requirements

  • Successful candidates must have expertise in Python, Terraform, and GCP, and experience with some of the following:

Skills

  • Backend Frameworks and Technologies - Node.js, NuxtJS, Express.js or Python
  • Cloud Platforms - Google Cloud, AWS, Azure or Vercel
  • Programming languages - Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C++, Go
  • Databases - SQL, NoSQL, Postgres, MongoDB, or Firebase
  • Source code versioning tools such as Git or Perforce

Compensation

  • $160,000 - $220,000 + bonus and equity

Company info

  • You use Generative AI tools on a daily basis to enhance the quality and efficacy of your software and non-software deliverables.
  • You are a self-starter and enjoy working with minimal supervision.
  • You evaluate and make technical architecture decisions with a long-term view, optimizing for speed, quality, and safety.
  • You take pride in the product you create and the code that you write.
  • Your team can rely on you to get them out of a sticky situation in production.
  • You can work well on a team of sales executives, designers and engineers in an in-person environment.
  • You are passionate about the enterprise software development lifecycle and feel strongly about improving it.
  • You are a first principles engineer who exercises curiosity about the technologies you work with.
  • You can learn quickly about technologies, software and code that you are not familiar with, often from rudimentary documentation.
  • You communicate openly and solicit feedback on important decisions, keeping the team aligned on your rationale.
  • You exercise an optimistic mindset and are willing to go the extra mile to make things work.
  • Cloud Platforms
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