About this role

Design, develop, and test high performance systems that operate at massive scale
Gain an understanding of existing systems, determine areas of complexity, and potential risks
Perform code and design reviews
Act as a Subject Matter Expert on projects in which they have been involved
Build reliable systems with monitoring, alerting, incident response, and shared ownership of on-call responsibilities for business-critical services

5+ years software engineering experience
Experience with working on with a large suite of interconnected services
Exemplary software engineering skills (design, unit testing, git, code review)
Fluency with AI coding tools (we use Anthropic); able to leverage LLMs to meaningfully accelerate delivery without sacrificing code quality
Experience with cloud computing platforms (we use Google Cloud Platform)
Proficient in database management, including designing database schema, crafting efficient queries, performing basic DBA tasks, and knowledgeable regarding common databases
Ability to collaborate with technical partners – you’ll be working closely with other teams to determine requirements for your work and to make design decisions that affect our stack

Senior Backend Engineer, Distributed Systems

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