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Shipt

Senior Engineer - Core Services Backend

Shipt, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35275


At Shipt, we are transforming the shopping experience and giving time back to consumers. Shipt Shoppers handpick everything from fresh groceries to household essentials, then deliver them to your door in as little as one hour.Shipt values our talented team members and is dedicated to assisting team members reach their professional goals. If you think the open position below is right for you, we encourage you to apply!We are currently looking for a

Senior Software Engineer !

Are you passionate about software development, sharing knowledge, growing your skills, and working with great people? The Shipt engineering team is growing, and we are looking for extraordinary engineers who enjoy building as much as we do. So if you are self-directed, enjoy autonomy in your work, and you are an excellent participant in a team, come join Shipt.What You’ll Gain

You will get experience working with a cross-disciplinary team shipping real-world products to our customers around the nation. You will also receive hands-on mentorship from your friendly teammates on topics ranging from design to communications strategy.Your Responsibilities

Design, develop, test (unit/integration/etc), deploy and maintain application codeDevelop multi-region, high performance servicesWork with a variety of technologies: Go, Postgres, Redis, Kafka and moreParticipate in the design process to build efficient, scalable and maintainable architectureCollect and analyze metrics to drive implementation decisionsDesign, improve and document processesReview and collaborate with other engineers on their codeSupport your team through encouragement and by exampleEngineers have a high degree of ownership for all aspects of their servicesMentor and share knowledge with the teamRequirements

4+ Years of Software Development ExperienceAble to apply functional and object-oriented paradigmsAble to apply the SOLID principlesDemonstrated ability designing and interacting with complex persisted data modelsAble to both identify and improve poor performing code or database queriesAble to explain REST principles and design APIs that follow themExperience with SOA, micro-services, and/or distributed architecturesYou are interested in continually learning and mastering new skillsAble to communicate complex ideas and concepts simply and conciselyYou are willing to monitor and own the production services teamYou are empathic and enjoy learning from and mentoring other engineersNice to Haves

One or more of the following languages: Golang, Java, C#, Python or Ruby/RailsOpen source software and dependency managementObject/Document data storage technologiesCaching and in-memory database technologiesAsynchronous/Multi-threaded Programming PatternsMessage queuing technologies/strategiesWork Arrangement

Shipt considers candidates located near a Shipt office or workspace in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis to be hybrid, which means that they have the flexibility to work from home (with leader approval) or at a Shipt office in order to facilitate the ability to innovate, collaborate, and spark team connections. In-office expectations will vary by role and leader. Certain roles may require in-office presence on a full-time basis. Please work with your recruiter to learn more about the classification of this role.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.Please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection if you need any accommodations.

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