Backend Engineer Confirmed HF

Our Mission

At Prose we dont believe in onesizefitsmost. We create custom beauty thats inclusive to all hair & skin types needs and preferences. Each of our beauty products are customized to a persons needs based on the results from an online consultation. The individual data is processed through a proprietary algorithm and madetoorder in the Prose lab using natural active ingredients. Marrying emerging technologies with the best in beauty Prose is truly creating something special.

This is the opportunity to join a major DTC beautytech brand and an energetic team that works together to deliver creative solutions that are transforming the way people think about and shop for personalized beauty. Were looking for talented problem solvers who lead with passion and who face any task with a positive mindset.

Position Summary

As a Backend Engineer Confirmed at Prose you will be in charge of developing and implementing our website and backoffice using web technologies. When developing features you may coconstruct solutions with a Senior Engineer. As a Squad member you will be working closely with a Product Owner Product Managers as well as engineers across the stack (Backend Frontend & DevOps). Also as a confirmed engineer you may onboard new Backend hires.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for building our platform focusing on our website & backoffice systems.
• Audit and compare opensource technologies that we could build upon in accordance with our existing stack.
• Deliver excellent software through comprehensive peer reviews CI and automated testing.
• Write and maintain unit integration and load tests to ensure code reliability and participate in code reviews.
• Work closely with Product Owners and developers within your squad and collaborate with the product team to implement features.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of backend systems including API documentation and architectural decisions and contribute to coding standards.
• Bring your personal expertise and ideas to help solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Promote the companys mission and values.

Key Candidate Requirements

• Significant previous backend experience with Python along with common libraries such as Django Rest Framework FastAPI Requests 2 years minimum in a similar role)
• Experience building robust Restful APIs
• Deep understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Understanding of frontend technologies
• A knack for writing clean readable and maintainable code
• Knows SQL outside of Django ORM or SQLAlchemy (even though we encourage using an ORM where appropriate)
• Able to design data schemas that represent and efficiently support business processes
• Eager to implement automated functional and unit tests
• Proficient with Git a Unix shell an editor (or IDE) and all other daytoday developer tools
• Familiarity with continuous integration Docker Kubernetes a PaaS or IaaS platform
• Familiarity with Shopify Stripe or more generally ecommerce platforms is a plus
• Interest in React (JS and/or Native) AsyncIO Golang ML and technology in general is a strong plus

Perks & Benefits:

Prose Values

Intentional Inclusivity

We believe the best ideas arise from open minds and active listening. While our products focus on individuals we welcome community input and value diverse backgrounds fostering open communication as a key to innovation.

Connected Collaboration

Our strength lies in collaboration across our global offices. We trust each other to pursue common goals embracing teamwork that leads to success even without full consensus.

Driven Together

We prioritize ownership and coaching to inspire creative thinking among employees viewing everyone as a leader accountable for their contributions. Our open environment encourages new ideas.

Humanity Always

We approach interactions with good intentions aiming to create a positive atmosphere through kindness and authenticity. Our commitment to sustainability benefits our people and the planet.