Staff Backend Engineer at Jobot
San Francisco, CA 94105
About the Job
Seeking a deeply experienced Backend Engineer. Early stage startup with significant capital.
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Eric O'Neil
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button
and sending us your resume.
Salary: $180,000 - $220,000 per year
A bit about us:
We are an early stage startup team of 8 people. We're scrappy, we've doubled our ARR, and secured 3 million in seed funding. We're using generative AI to help customers like Zapier and Canva. We are now seeking to add our 3rd engineering hire. We're seeking a very experienced Backend Engineer.
Why join us?
We offer:
Job Details
We are seeking a seasoned Staff Backend Engineer to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology projects within a fast-paced, innovative environment. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing and maintaining the backend infrastructure of our high-traffic web applications, ensuring their scalability, reliability, and efficiency. The role demands a mix of technical prowess, ingenuity, and a passion for creating robust, high-performing systems.
Responsibilities:
1. Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust, and high-performance backend systems, using C#, .NET and other technologies.
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
3. Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
4. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
5. Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
6. Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards.
7. Engage in application deployment, security setup, and performance tuning.
8. Conduct research on emerging technologies, and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and system flexibility.
9. Create technical specifications and test plans.
10. Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
2. 5+ years of proven experience in backend development, including expertise in C# and .NET.
3. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
4. Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure.
5. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
6. Familiarity with continuous integration, unit testing, and automated testing.
7. Proficient understanding of database schema design and SQL.
8. Strong problem-solving skills, with a knack for tackling complex technical challenges.
9. Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
10. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
11. Passion for learning new technologies and staying updated with industry trends and best practices.
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button.
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Eric O'Neil
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button
and sending us your resume.
Salary: $180,000 - $220,000 per year
A bit about us:
We are an early stage startup team of 8 people. We're scrappy, we've doubled our ARR, and secured 3 million in seed funding. We're using generative AI to help customers like Zapier and Canva. We are now seeking to add our 3rd engineering hire. We're seeking a very experienced Backend Engineer.
Why join us?
We offer:
- A very generous equity play reflective of your impact and early entrance to our team.
- A base salary between: $180,000-$220,000
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Hybrid work model: 2 days remote, 3 days onsite (our office is in Hayes Valley)
- An opportunity to get in on the ground floor of something truly groundbreaking
Job Details
We are seeking a seasoned Staff Backend Engineer to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding team. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology projects within a fast-paced, innovative environment. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing and maintaining the backend infrastructure of our high-traffic web applications, ensuring their scalability, reliability, and efficiency. The role demands a mix of technical prowess, ingenuity, and a passion for creating robust, high-performing systems.
Responsibilities:
1. Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust, and high-performance backend systems, using C#, .NET and other technologies.
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
3. Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
4. Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
5. Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
6. Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards.
7. Engage in application deployment, security setup, and performance tuning.
8. Conduct research on emerging technologies, and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and system flexibility.
9. Create technical specifications and test plans.
10. Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
2. 5+ years of proven experience in backend development, including expertise in C# and .NET.
3. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
4. Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure.
5. Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
6. Familiarity with continuous integration, unit testing, and automated testing.
7. Proficient understanding of database schema design and SQL.
8. Strong problem-solving skills, with a knack for tackling complex technical challenges.
9. Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
10. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
11. Passion for learning new technologies and staying updated with industry trends and best practices.
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button.
Salary
180,000 - 220,000 /year