Staff Backend Engineer

Advertising, subscriptions and transaction fees each bring in a significant share of revenue. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. We started in 1996 and have grown to about 109,600 people.

The position:

Canalcross has an opening for a Staff Backend Engineer. You'll work mostly on server-side code: services, queues, databases and the glue between them. Little to no frontend work. We want someone who writes boring, reliable code and leaves good logs behind. This is a full-time remote role. We use an employer of record in the US, so you get a proper employment contract, not a freelance agreement. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

In this role you will:

• Coordinate with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts and versioning.
• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB.
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces.
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources.
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers.

Qualifications:

• 8-10 years of backend development experience in a production environment.
• Clear written communication, including design docs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services.
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling skills.
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs.
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.

Rate: $192,000 - $245,000 per year

Perks and benefits:

• 20 days paid time off.
• Annual salary review.
• Flexible hours.
• Paid parental leave.

Canalcross is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Start: Immediately.

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