Sr. Backend Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the company.
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance.
• Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to developer teams to build their cloud competencies.
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards for code quality and thoughtful design.
• Manage cloud environments according to the company's security guidelines.
• At the direction of lead architects, develop and implement technical efforts to design, build, and deploy applications on cloud platforms, including large-scale workflow orchestrators and advanced analytics engines.
• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance.
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures.
• Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training when necessary.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity.

Requirements:

• 5 to 7 years of experience in architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on any major cloud platform (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency in Golang and Python.
• Understanding of and experience with the five pillars of a well-architected framework.
• Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, microservices architecture, service mesh, Kubernetes, etc.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of developers, devops engineers, and subject-matter experts.

Preferred skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in computer science, information technology, or mathematics.
• Knowledge of web services, API, REST, and RPC.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform/CloudFormation.
• AWS/Azure/GCP certification.