Senior Software Engineer | Backend

Formal

• $150K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of software development experience with a focus on data-intensive platforms.
  • Strong expertise in Golang and its ecosystem.
  • Experience with streaming data processing frameworks like Apache Kafka.
  • Proficient in debugging and optimizing complex production systems.
  • Familiarity with containerization and infrastructure as code technologies.
  • Solid understanding of databases, operating systems, and networking environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a high-performance data platform for real-time data handling.
  • Build new product features from research through to maintenance.
  • Improve performance and reliability of both new and existing features.
  • Lead initiatives with a significant impact on the company.
  • Design scalable services to manage increased traffic as the company grows.

Benefits

  • 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees.
  • Partial coverage for dependents on insurance plans.
  • Flexible paid time off.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Formal is on a mission to build the best engineering team and we're looking for people who want to make outsized impact on shaping the product and building the company.

Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of building scalable backend systems, a strong sense of ownership, and enjoys owning projects from inception to scaling it in production.

Our tech stack currently involves Golang, Rust, Temporal, Datastore protocols (Postgres, S3, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Redshift, SSH), and AWS

What you'll do
  • Design and develop a high performance data platform that can handle large volumes of data in real-time
  • Build new product features from start to finish through to research, implementation, and maintenance
  • Help improve performance and reliability of net new and existing features
  • Lead any initiative you think may have a strong impact on Formal
  • Design scalable services as Formal grows and processes more traffic
What You Need
  • Software development experience building data-intensive software platforms
  • You value code simplicity and performance
  • Strong knowledge of Golang and experience with its ecosystem
  • Experience with streaming data processing frameworks such as Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub
  • Experience debugging and optimizing complex production systems
  • Experience working in DBs, OS, networking, or other systems-level environments
  • Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes) and infrastructure as a code technologies (Terraform)
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team
  • You are a strong problem solver and have solid production debugging skills
Nice-to-Haves
  • You have worked in a fast, high-growth startup environment before
  • You have experience using tools like Temporal and Render
  • You have extensive knowledge of datastore protocols (Postgres, S3, Kafka)
  • Familiarity with cloud computing platforms, such as Azure or GCP
Compensation
  • This role offers cash compensation and a stock options grant.
  • The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, and business requirements.
Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
    • Partially covered for your dependents
  • Flexible PTO

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Formal

  • Software Engineer | Fullstack
    $135K — $160K *
    San Francisco, CA 94112 (San Francisco County)
    Information Technology
    In-Person
  • Solutions Engineer
    $120K — $145K *
    San Francisco, CA 94112 (San Francisco County)
    Technical Services
    In-Person

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Senior Software Engineer | Backend jobs: