Backend Engineer

Hired Recruiters$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Strong hands-on coding and technical skills
  • Understanding of software architecture and design patterns
  • Knowledge of distributed systems concepts

Responsibilities

  • Build scalable backend systems to accommodate user growth
  • Own projects for building new functionality and improving existing features
  • Iterate quickly while maintaining system quality and reliability
  • Manage existing infrastructure and seek improvements
  • Utilize agile development methodologies and best practices

Benefits

  • Access to state-of-the-art technology and tools
  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative team environment
  • Professional development opportunities in a growing series B startup
  • Flexibility and opportunities for growth as part of a small team
  • Contributing to a platform with significant user impact
Full Job Description
  • Funding $46.6M
  • Founded 2018
  • New York City
  • ~20 employees
  • Series B Company
  • Skills: Express, Node, Postgresql
  • US Citizenship and Green Card only

What you'll do
  • Build highly scalable backend systems that allows for Atom to scale as our user base grows.
  • Own projects related to both building out new functionality on the core platform and improving existing features.
  • Iterate quickly without compromising the quality and reliability of the systems.
  • Take on initiatives related to managing existing infrastructure and improving them.
  • Work with agile development methodologies and adhering to best practices.
Required skills
  • 2+ years experience as a backend engineer.
  • Bachelors or equivalent in computer science.
  • Highly technical with strong hands-on coding skills.
  • Solid understanding of software engineering architecture, software design patterns, and best testing practices.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts.
Preferred skills
  • Masters/Ph.D. in computer science or equivalent.
  • Experience with distributed systems.
  • Experience with scaling high throughput services and performance optimization.
  • Knowledge of AWS or similar cloud services.
  • Prior knowledge of node.js, react, Postgres, Redis would be nice to have.

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