Backend Engineer

Sirius

$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of professional backend development experience
  • Advanced skills in server-side programming
  • Experience in designing database-driven applications
  • Strong understanding of API development and systems integration
  • Proactive problem-solving abilities
  • Located in San Francisco or available to work full-time on-site

Responsibilities

  • Design scalable architectures for new product features and business needs
  • Develop, deploy, and optimize backend services for performance
  • Collaborate with teams for integration of third-party platforms and APIs
  • Lead technical discussions and provide mentorship to team members
  • Improve engineering standards and development processes
  • Identify and resolve complex technical issues proactively

Benefits

  • Flexible healthcare benefits tailored to employee and family needs
  • Ownership of projects and contributions
  • Daily lunch, coffee, tea, and snacks provided
  • Generous time-off policy to promote wellbeing
  • Engagement in company events fostering team culture
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

As a Backend Engineer, you will play a central role in building and maintaining the critical backend infrastructure that powers our products. In this position, you will:
  • Contribute to designing scalable architectures that support new product features and business requirements.
  • Drive the development, deployment, and optimization of backend services, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate third-party platforms, APIs, and emerging AI technologies.
  • Lead technical discussions, offering best practices, mentorship, and guidance to team members.
  • Take an active part in the continuous improvement of our engineering standards and development processes.
  • Proactively identify and resolve complex technical challenges to ensure stable, secure operations.


What You'll Bring:

  • +1 years of professional experience in backend development, with a track record of delivering reliable and scalable systems.
  • Advanced proficiency in server-side programming and experience designing database-driven applications.
  • Strong grasp of API development, systems integration, and best practices in software engineering.
  • Experience building and maintaining environments that scale to serve real users in production.
  • An independent and proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to drive projects forward.
  • Based in San Francisco or able to be here full-time. We're not offering visa sponsorship at this time.


Life at Sirius:

In-person, in San Francisco: We work side by side, on-site in San Francisco. Proximity helps us move faster, solve harder problems, and build something we're proud of together. Note: we're not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Flexible healthcare: We offer flexible spending to direct your benefits toward what matters most to you and your family.

Own what you build: We're building something real, and we want you to own it.

Lunch, coffee & snacks: Daily lunch, plus coffee, tea, and snacks to keep you going.

Time off that's actually off: Take the time you need to show up as your best self. We mean it.

Company Events: Take the time you need to show up as your best self. We mean it.

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