Member of Technical Staff, Back-end & API

Parallel Web Systems Inc

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in backend development
  • Expertise in distributed systems and databases
  • Proficient in maintainable code design
  • Strong understanding of API design principles
  • Experience in scaling applications to handle millions of requests
  • Ability to balance trade-offs in performance and developer usability
  • Passion for creating reliable and efficient systems

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain reliable backend infrastructure
  • Optimize systems for performance and scalability
  • Oversee the development and integration of our API
  • Ensure APIs are user-friendly for developers
  • Monitor and enhance service reliability
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams
  • Address technical challenges related to scaling

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Generous equity
  • Visa sponsorships available
  • 401K plans
  • Daily lunch and office snacks
  • Dinner provided at the office
  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Caltrain pass reimbursement
Full Job Description
Job: You will build and maintain our backend that already handles millions of custom requests daily, and ensure that it's reliable, performant and exceeds expectations for our customers as we scale. You will also be a steward of our API and ensure that it's developer-friendly and easy to integrate with.

You: Have deep intuition on distributed systems, databases, maintainable code design, and API design. You like to reason about trade-offs between speed, scalability, and developer ergonomics. You care about your work powering products and systems that millions rely on, and about APIs that developers love to use.

Life at Parallel

Our team works fully in-person, between our Palo Alto HQ and San Francisco office. We're a flat, talent-dense organization dedicated to solving technical and creative problems.

We seek like-minded individuals who share our passion for applying science, creativity, and consistency to big and complex problems with equally big outcomes. These are our values:
  • Own customer impact: It's on us to ensure real-world outcomes for our customers.
  • Obsess over craft: Perfect every detail because quality compounds.
  • Accelerate change: Ship fast, adapt faster, and move frontier ideas into production.
  • Create win-wins: Creatively turn trade-offs into upside.
  • Make high-conviction bets: Try and fail. But succeed an unfair amount.


Compensation & benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous equity
  • Visa sponsorships
  • 401K plans
  • Daily lunch & office snacks
  • Dinner at the office
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Caltrain pass reimbursement

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