Back-End Engineer

A U.S.-based company that is developing a file data platform for multi-cloud environments with large-scale file data is looking for a Back-End Engineer. The engineer will be in charge of creating parts and systems that adhere to strict quality standards and are long-term maintainable. The company is committed to drastically streamlining file data management across hybrid cloud systems at scale. The company has managed to secure more than $345mn during their Series E round of funding,

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with software engineers and product owners to comprehend the data models that are currently in use
• Assist in creating new data stores and maintaining those that already exist to support different products
• Build APIs and microservices iteratively with Python and NodeJS to facilitate migration and integration with different business processes and systems
• Develop systems that are extremely scalable and high performing using the AWS infrastructure
• Work items should be divided into smaller portions and delivered in stages
• Embrace teamwork when using an Agile development process
• Manage application and system back-end testing and bug fixing
• Facilitate the development of various server-side services and systems that support our customers' user-facing solutions
• Create scalable data stores, numerous microservices, and APIs to support the integration and migration of various unrelated systems on the back-end and the creation of fresh user interfaces for the clients
• Understand current data models and upcoming requirements in close collaboration with other software engineers
• Create and maintain data stores to accommodate a range of customer and process use cases.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 6+ years of relevant experience as a back-end engineer
• Demonstrable experience working with and integrating different AWS services using Python and Node.js
• Experience developing AWS Serverless stack using RDS, DynamoDB, Lambda functions, S3, API Gateways, etc.
• Prolific experience with several AWS services to create, implement, and manage back-end data stores and services
• Extensive experience using Terraform and maintaining infrastructure as code
• Fluent in conversational and written English communication skills