Senior Back-End Developer

Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. Our office has a quiet floor and a loud floor.

The role

Looking for a Senior Back-End Developer who wants to stay somewhere for a while. Backend role focused on API design, data modeling and making slow things fast. Remote position. Most of the team is in San Antonio, but nobody is required to come in. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB.
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources.
• Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning.
• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current.
• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't.
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks.
• Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ.
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS.

What you need

• 5+ years of backend development experience in a production environment.
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling skills.
• Clear written communication, including design docs.

Pay: $175,000-$240,000/year

What you get

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one.
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Start: Within 30 days.

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