Staff Software Developer - Platform Core

Staff Software Developer – Platform Core

A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, distributed systems, algorithms and software design.
Experience with Kubernetes.
Experience with Kafka.
Experience with Elixir.
Experience with Java.
Excellent communication skills, including solid technical writing abilities.
Passion for building services and tools for other developers.
Knowledge and familiarity with caching strategies and tools.

Design and build foundational components that improve the reliability and scalability of our backend services.
Build internal tools and libraries to help accelerate other backend teams.
Collaborate regularly with other teams to ensure what we’re building serves their needs.
Contribute to improving and evolving software development across the organization.
Solve technical problems of the highest scope and complexity.
Advocate for improvements to product quality, security and performance that have impact across the organization.
Strives to reduce technical debt, while communicating with teammates about any larger refactor.
Collaborate with the team to define and improve our internal style guide, maintainability and best practices for web applications.
Provider mentorship for all of our developers.
Actively participate in Engineering efforts that help streamline the experience of our Products.
Guide other developers on how to set up systems and drive execution plans for features and system improvements.
Helps drive innovation on the team with a willingness to experiment and deal with hard problems with high complexity and scope.