Backend Engineer (senior or above)

Level

$120K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in developing online services.
  • Proficient in building and deploying cloud-based services and infrastructure as code.
  • Strong coding skills in Kotlin and familiarity with backend languages.
  • Experienced in GitOps for managing tech and deployments as code.
  • Expertise in relational and NoSQL databases like Redis and DynamoDB.
  • Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams for feature delivery.
  • Knowledgeable in system design and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and create robust, scalable backend systems and APIs.
  • Develop secure and maintainable technologies for the platform.
  • Analyze and enhance service quality and performance.
  • Implement best practices in testing and CI/CD processes.
  • Take ownership of innovative feature and system development with a focus on usability and scalability.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to impact global-scale projects.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Focus on leveraging modern technologies and scalable solutions.
Full Job Description
Backend Engineer (senior or above)

If you want to use your skills to make a difference for the world, we're seeking a Backend Engineer (senior or above) to develop functionality and help scale our platform. You'll be at the core of the team building and operating our online platform powering all of Level's products.

What You Will Do:
  • Design and build robust, scalable backend systems, APIs, and microservices for our platform.
  • Build highly available, robust, secure, sustainable, and maintainable tech
  • Drive analysis and improvement of services' quality and performance
  • Implement and advocate for best practices in testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and alerting.
  • Own aspects of innovative feature and/or system development, considering usability, scalability, security, and performance


Qualifications

Need to Have:
  • 5+ years of experience developing developing successful, highly-available online services.
  • Experience building and deploying services into cloud environments and infrastructure as code.
  • Strong experience with backend languages, primarily Kotlin.
  • Experience implementing GitOps approach - managing infrastructure, deployments, CI/CD, live operations and documentation as a code.
  • Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Redis, DynamoDB).
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new features and improve existing ones with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and security.
  • Knowledge of system design, distributed systems, caching strategies, and asynchronous processing.
  • Experience in growth software/saas, edtech, or high-scale B2C applications such as streaming or e-commerce


Nice to Have:
  • Experience in industries with compliance requirements (e.g., finance, healthcare, education).
  • Familiarity with player data models, real-time services, and telemetry/event tracking.
  • Interest in tech, education, and child-safe technology development.

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