About the Role
What the Candidate Will Do ----
- Lead Development : Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend systems for the Online Experience team.
- Enhance Offer Experience : Implement robust solutions to optimize earners’ opportunities and maximize their potential.
- Cross-Team Collaboration : Work with data scientists, product managers, and other engineers to deliver seamless end-to-end products.
- Drive Improvement : Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Stay Current : Keep up with industry trends and integrate new tools and methodologies as needed.
- Mentor : Guide and mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-quality engineering culture.
- Ownership : Take full responsibility for projects, ensuring timely delivery and impactful outcomes.
- - - - Basic Qualifications ----
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience in software development, with a strong understanding of programming languages such as Java, Go, Python, or C++.
- Strong experience with backend development and microservices architecture.
- Experience with data analytics and experimental design in an engineering context.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for innovation.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- 6+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer.
- - - - Preferred Qualifications ----
- Highly efficient coding in Golang, Java or any similar languages.
- Comfortable dealing with system complexity
- Strong background in data analytics tools such as Hive, or similar.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and testing frameworks.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, with experience in mentoring and guiding junior engineers.
- Proven experience of shipping high-quality product features on schedule and with high velocity
- Great sense of ownership
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to articulate complex ideas to various stakeholders.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$185,000 per year - USD$205,500 per year.