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You’ll work closely with our product and engineering team to build robust backend systems that provide smart, quick, and innovative experiences to our end users.\nAbout the role\nDevelop and test very complex software solutions with minimal direction\n\nRelease and validate software, developing new deployment patterns as necessary\n\nLead software support, incident resolution and blameless reviews\n\nDevelop code modules and patterns useful within the team\n\nConduct exploratory or experimental work to develop prototypes\n\nGuide code and design reviews for the team\n\nProvide software documentation and demonstration for technical and non-technical audiences\n\nMentor team members on any of the above\n\nAbout you\nMinimum Qualifications\n3+ years of experience developing production-ready web applications\nStrong understanding of modern JavaScript and TypeScript\nExtensive experience building web APIs with Node.js\nProficiency in SQL databases such as Postgres\nExperience with test-driven development, including unit and end-to-end testing\nExcellent communication and collaboration skills\nComfort in a fast-paced and cross-functional startup environment\nEagerness to learn, grow, and take ownership of your work\nExperience utilizing AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar. 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