Backend Engineer

What you’ll do Work with founders, design and iOS engineers to bring product ideas to life Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs and backend services that power our core platform Maintain and optimize infrastructure to scale as our user base grows Participate in technical architecture discussions, and set engineering excellence standards that will shape the engineering org for years to come Engage in our app / slack to gather feedback, resolve bugs and maintain a world class experience for our users Requirements 3+ years of experience building backend systems at scale Technical excellence: can confidently architect a solution, work through complex technical challenges and collaborate with other teammates to deliver something from zero to production Product sense: Ability to reason through trade-offs between eng complexity, product scope, and quality to build quickly but maintain world class feel Versatility: Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to different technical situations that arise by learning new skills, solving complex problems, taking on different hats etc. Communication: Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally Passion: You thrive in fast paced environments, and love taking ownership to drive projects from ideation, to coding and then production at a lightning pace Ideal Candidate Proficiency in Python (experience with Django preferred) Experience with AWS specifically ECS, CDK, RDS, S3 Deep understanding of infrastructure concepts including queuing systems, database architecture, caching, edge networks, container orchestration, etc. Strong understanding of CI/CD Cares about improving developer experience Understanding of social media platforms and content recommendation systems Passion for engineering that extends past your 9-5 job Our Stack Backend: Python/Django Database: PostgreSQL Cache & Queue: Redis, Celery Infrastructure: AWS API: GraphQL, REST What We Offer $100-200K annual salary + equity $200/month fitness stipend $250/quarter concert stipend Hybrid work environment: 4 days in our Soho NYC office, 1 day remote per week Catered office lunches on Tuesdays Opportunity to shape a platform that will reach millions of users Professional growth and development opportunities Work directly with founders

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