We are hiring a Backend (Golang) Engineer who can move incredibly fast while delivering a quality product. You'll work on the highest impact project with a team of brilliant engineers like yourself. In addition to building technology, you’ll contribute to the product and business strategy.
Responsibilities:Move fast while balancing quality;Contribute meaningfully to team strategy;Communicate effectively within the team and across disciplines.Work closely with product managers and designers to craft compelling user experiences. Requirements:4+ years backend development experience with multiple parts of the backend stack, from databases to networking to efficient computing. We develop with Go, Python, Postgres, Redis, Cassandra, Thrift, GraphQL and deploy to Docker/k8s on AWS.Ability to design and implement complex distributed systems operating under high load.Experience developing customer-facing public applications is preferred.Experience with chat products is a plus.Entrepreneurial spirit. You must be self-directed, innovative, and biased toward action in fast-paced environments. You live to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure.Excellent communication skills. You must be able to collaborate effectively with teams in a fully-remote environment and discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.Passion for Programming.Perseverance.Willing to push back and work collaboratively to come up with the best solutions.Prioritizes action/results over talk (bias towards action).Needs to know how work affects other parts of the company and product.Great communication in technical and non-technical terms.Recognizes details very well.Willing to pivot on a dime.
Technology stack:Golang is BE stack.Skills in GraphQL, Kubernetes, Redis, and Cassandra are not required but are nice to have.Also, any experience with Chat products is a plus.