Senior Software Development Engineer, Backend (Foundation Services)

Recharge is the subscription platform for the world’s fastest-growing and most innovative brands. The Foundation Services team at Recharge builds and operates core systems that power the platform, focusing on distributed systems and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities:

• Champion and embody our core values – accountability, collaboration, iteration, and attention to detail
• Perform thorough code reviews and provide constructive, actionable feedback
• Embrace rapid, iterative design, testing, and development to deliver value while continuously learning
• Demo your work regularly to teammates and peers
• Promote strong engineering habits, including sound development practices, security awareness, and thoughtful management of technical debt
• Advocate for improved standards, tooling, and processes across the team
• Partner with product and engineering management to shape roadmaps, plan timelines, and release features incrementally
• Participate in all phases of the product development lifecycle, helping assess the technical feasibility of new initiatives
• Contribute to a positive, supportive team culture grounded in shared ownership and accountability
• Collaborate across Foundation Services and the wider engineering organization to deliver impactful, reliable systems

Requirements:

• 5+ years of backend experience with technologies such as Python, GCP (Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub), MySQL, and Redis, and are comfortable in distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native environments
• Communicate clearly across remote channels and contribute thoughtfully to discussions and reviews
• Approach challenges with initiative and accountability, balancing pragmatism with technical depth
• Balance pragmatism and high standards – you know when to move fast and when to dig deeper for quality, maintainability, and scale
• Collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and leadership to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions
• Contribute to a healthy team culture through kindness, respect, and openness to feedback and diverse perspectives
• Experience across multiple technical domains, including backend, infrastructure, and data – with frontend exposure as a bonus
• Confident reviewing code, guiding design discussions, and diving into the details when needed to ensure high-quality, reliable products are delivered
• Care about maintainability, performance, and building systems that scale effectively
• Communicate clearly across channels – whether in person, over video, in chat, or through written documentation
• Engage actively in technical discussions, share context openly, and help teammates reach clarity
• Coach others, contribute to design conversations, and articulate technical decisions and tradeoffs effectively
• Work closely with leadership, product partners, and your team to navigate challenges and constraints
• Understand that plans and markets change, and you adapt quickly while keeping progress steady
• Focus on practical solutions that move the team and product forward, even when conditions shift
• Believe in contributing to a healthy team culture built on mutual respect
• Treat teammates, leaders, and stakeholders with consideration and integrity
• Engage thoughtfully in discussions, value feedback, and welcome diverse perspectives as essential to building great products and teams
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or other STEM-related field or equivalent work experience
• Prior e-commerce experience preferred