Staff Software Engineer | Backend

Formal

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of software development experience in data-intensive platforms
  • Strong knowledge of Golang and its ecosystem
  • Experience with streaming data processing frameworks like Kafka
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Proficient in debugging and optimizing complex production systems
  • Experience working in systems-level environments like databases, OS, and networking

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a high-performance data platform for real-time data
  • Build new product features from inception to deployment
  • Improve the performance and reliability of existing features
  • Lead impactful initiatives within the company
  • Design scalable services to accommodate traffic growth

Benefits

  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance for employees
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO)
  • Partially covered medical benefits for dependents
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
  • 6+ years of relevant 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, business requirements and geographical location.
Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
    • Partially covered for your dependents
  • Flexible PTO

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