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Senior Backend Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

44 days ago

Salary

$145.6K - $163.8K / year

Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglishMicroservicesGo

Job Description

• Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop the core systems and create APIs that power our best-in-class user experiences. • Build out our internal tooling and APIs to make business and engineering processes easier, faster, and safer. • Implement systemic changes to align existing systems with current architectural goals. • Integrate with external services to manage payments, documents, and claims. • Integrate with data providers to source real-time information on hundreds of data points, including property characteristics and risk profiles. • Provide subject matter expertise, mentorship, and support to individuals on your team. • Collaborate on architectural discussions with your team. • Contribute to important architectural and operational decisions like microservices vs. monoliths, deployment techniques, technologies, policies, etc. • Participate in daily stand-ups, weekly 1:1's, and biweekly retros.

Job Requirements

At least 4 years of professional/production experience developing backend web-stack applications.
Professional experience leveraging Go in prior roles. Please note, part of the interview process includes completing a code challenge in Go.
Sustained track record of creating improvements in business-critical systems around stability, performance, and scalability.
Demonstrated ability to deliver complete systems from start to finish in a reasonable time frame with little or no supervision.
Strong interpersonal skills, such as an ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Benefits

Remote-First Culture - We supported #remotelife long before it was a given. We'll keep promoting it.
Competitive Salary & Equity
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plan Offerings
Life and disability coverage including voluntary options
Parental Leave - up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of paid parental leave based on meeting eligibility requirements
401K Company Contribution - Openly contributes 3% of the employee's gross income, even if the employee does not contribute.
Work-from-home stipend - We provide a $1,500 allowance to spend on setting up your home workplace
Annual Professional Development Fund: Each employee has $2,000 in professional development (PD) funds to spend on activities or resources annually. We want each Openly employee to achieve personal and professional success and to feel supported, confident, and informed about improving their efficiency and productivity.
Be Well Program - Employees receive $50 per month to use towards your overall well-being
Paid Volunteer Service Hours
Referral Program and Reward