Backend Software Engineer
Backend engineer at a startup building core features — accounts, auth, transaction ledgers/payments, document signing — and APIs powering its iOS app, using Kotlin, Micronaut, and Bazel. Fully remote within the USA, with on-call rotation and early-stage ownership from ideation to production.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong CS fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis
- Fluency with object-oriented languages such as Java, Kotlin, Python, Ruby
- Experience developing backend APIs for web or mobile frontends (gRPC, REST, GraphQL)
- Experience using and modeling relational databases (e.g. Postgres, MySQL)
- Experience working in codebases with high test coverage and good practices
- Experience debugging complex issues using debuggers, logs, metrics, traces
- Has worked with teams shipping features to real users in production
- Great oral and written communication with technical and non-technical audiences
- Can work across all phases of the software development lifecycle (planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, operations, support)
- Can handle ambiguous requirements and solve problems independently
- Cares about business strategy and customer experience
- Builds features in a maintainable fashion, not just getting them done
Nice to have
- Experience or interest in functional programming
- Experience with the JVM or Kotlin
- Experience working on infrastructure, including build and deployment processes
- Strong product sense and user empathy
Full description
Backend Software Engineer100% Remote within the USA (You must currently be living in the USA)
Type: Full Time/ Permanent Position
Reports to: Head of Engineering
Benefits: Stock options, 401k 3% contribution, full healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision) and coverage for dependents, Unlimited PTO, regular retreats, and other company-sponsored events and travel opportunities.
ABOUT
As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll work on all aspects of the backend, including core features like accounts, authentication/authorization, transaction ledgers and payments, document signing, etc. You'll build APIs to power our iOS app and build integrations with third parties. We use Kotlin, Micronaut, Bazel, Github to name the fundamentals.
Because we're a startup, you'll have the opportunity to own features from ideation to production, collaborating with other engineers and the product team. You'll share responsibility for identifying and promoting software engineering best practices on the team. You'll also participate in the on-call rotation, ensuring that software engineers have an incentive to build high quality software. You'll also have outsized impact on the engineering culture. We believe early hires are critical to setting the tone and values of the team.
Required skills
- Strong CS fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis.
- Fluency with object-oriented languages, such as Java, Kotlin, Python, Ruby, etc. Interest/experience in FP is also a plus. We don't require experience with the JVM or Kotlin but it's an advantage if you have it.
- Experience developing backend APIs for use by web or mobile frontends (e.g. gRPC, REST, GraphQL, etc.)
- Experience using and modeling for relational databases (e.g. Postgres, MySQL).
- Experience working in codebases with high test coverage and good practices.
- Experience debugging complex issues using debuggers, logs, metrics, traces, etc.
Nice to have skills
- Experience working on infrastructure, including build and deployment processes.
- Strong product sense and user empathy (yes, even for backend-focused roles!)
About you
- You've worked with teams shipping features to real users in production.
- You are diligent, thoughtful, and articulate. You have great oral and written communication skills and can communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- You can work across all phases of the software development lifecycle (planning, design, implementation, testing, deployment, operations and support).
- You can make wise choices and take smart risks when dealing with ambiguous requirements. Once you have context, you can figure out how to solve problems on your own.