Senior Back-End Engineer

A fast-growing collaborative platform on a mission to accelerate the pace of scientific research is looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer. The engineer will be tasked with building scalable, responsive, and well-documented stacks. The company is empowering scientists to independently fund, create, and publish academic content and revolutionize the rate at which new information is created and translated into life-changing products. This is an exciting opportunity for developers eager to work on projects that will have a long-lasting impact. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Take charge of integrating front-end components with server-side logic
• Work closely with product and engineering teams, including front-end specialists, to build superior applications
• Fine-tune operations to guarantee fast and efficient scalability features
• Actively contribute to quality codes and general development practices
• Implement security and data protection protocols that match present standards
• Build concepts, design interfaces, APIs, data storage solutions, and other engineering projects 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 5+ years of relevant experience as a back-end engineer
• Should be capable of identifying, proposing, and implementing solutions for complex technical topics
• Must possess experience of working with high-quality software development teams
• Should possess a deep understanding of designing, developing, and maintaining APIs
• Thorough knowledge of working with cloud services like AWS
• A deep understanding of document and relational database systems are essential
• Must possess expertise in writing unit and integration tests along with the ability to design micro/macro services
• Ability to develop fault-tolerant systems
• Should be able to work, prioritize tasks, and take feedback
• Should possess the ability to drive projects remotely