Staff Backend Engineer
Jobot, San Francisco, CA, United States
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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
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:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust, and high-performance backend systems, using C#, .NET and other technologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
- Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
- Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards.
- Engage in application deployment, security setup, and performance tuning.
- Conduct research on emerging technologies, and recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and system flexibility.
- Create technical specifications and test plans.
- Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of proven experience in backend development, including expertise in C# and .NET.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
- Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure.
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
- Familiarity with continuous integration, unit testing, and automated testing.
- Proficient understanding of database schema design and SQL.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with a knack for tackling complex technical challenges.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Passion for learning new technologies and staying updated with industry trends and best practices.
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