Senior Back-End Developer

About the role:

We are backfilling a position after an internal move. We want someone who writes boring, reliable code and leaves good logs behind. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement.

Responsibilities:

• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces
• Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning
• Design and build REST and gRPC APIs in Go, Java or Python

You'll need:

• 5-7 years of backend development experience in a production environment
• Comfort reading logs, metrics and traces to debug problems in production
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js

Compensation and benefits:

The salary range for this role is $220,000 to $280,000/year. This range reflects base salary only.

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid sick leave
• Professional development budget
• Cell phone reimbursement

About the company:

Santa Clara Data builds scheduling and dispatch software for field service companies, from two-truck plumbing outfits to regional HVAC contractors. Built in Santa Clara, our document management tool is used by county clerks, title companies and small law offices. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

We review applications on a rolling basis.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Santa Clara Data.