Senior Software Engineer – Platform
| Company | GlossGenius |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $160000 – $210000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on designing, building, and operating distributed systems at scale.
- Deep technical proficiency in backend development, ideally with Kotlin and TypeScript. A willingness to learn and work with Ruby is also important as we modernize our stack.
- A passion for great API design and amazing developer experiences. You see other engineering teams as your customers and are driven to build tools and services that accelerate their work.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives and influencing technical roadmaps. You can break down large-scale projects and partner effectively with stakeholders to deliver results.
- You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, have a bias for action, and a commitment to continuous improvement for yourself and the team around you.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate the next generation of critical backend services and distributed systems that form the foundation of our products. You will evolve our core platforms to the next level of scale and reliability.
- Turn ambiguous problems into concrete, delightful developer experiences. You will streamline our services by improving CI/CD, standardizing observability, and enhancing our feature flagging system to reduce risk.
- Own projects end-to-end, from technical design through implementation and rollout. You’ll make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.
- Partner closely with product engineering, infrastructure, security, and design teams to co-create solutions. You will act as a force-multiplier, mentoring other engineers and championing best practices in everything you do.
- Uphold best practices and high standards for engineering and product quality in addition to mentoring newer team members to do the same.
Preferred Qualifications
- Languages: Kotlin, TypeScript, Ruby (Rails, Sidekiq)
- Frameworks & Technologies: gRPC, Protobuf, Postgres, micronaut, jooq