Full Stack Engineer Backend Focus - Remote SAAS 115K-155K Bonus
Full Stack Engineer Backend Focus - Remote SAAS 115K-155K Bonus
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Overview of the Role
Steppingblocks brings big data analytics to higher education with rich data and interactive visualizations. We enable students to make datadriven efficient decisions regarding their education and career journeys. We also help university administrators better understand outcomes for their graduates to better modify curricula for demanded skills engage with employers/alumni and report to relevant stakeholders.
We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer with a backend focus to join our talented engineering team. You will collaborate with crossfunctional product and design teams to architect build and maintain the backend that powers our platform. As a backendfocused full stack engineer you will leverage your expertise in languages like Typescript Python and Go to craft robust scalable services and APIs that can support our rapid growth. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of handson experience building complex web applications using SQL/NoSQL databases implementing microservices and optimizing performance. If you are an innovative problemsolver passionate about developing high quality maintainable code and want to have ownership and impact over a critical part of our stack we would love to hear from you.
Primary Responsibilities
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to define design and ship new features
Build reusable testable and scalable backend services and APIs
Optimize backend systems for performance scalability and reliability
Implement robust monitoring logging and alerting
Troubleshoot and debug backend issues and outages
Contribute to documentation and guides
Participate in code reviews design reviews and planning sessions
Required Qualifications
5 years of experience in software engineering and full stack web development
Proficiency with several backend languages such as Python Go etc..
Experience with REST RPC or GraphQL API design and implementation
Knowledge of web application development and common architectural patterns
Handson experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
Experience with containerization technologies like Docker
Familiarity with AWS GCP or other cloud platforms
Comfortable with Git GitHub and CI/CD pipelines
High attention to detail
BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with distributed microservicebased architectures
Experience with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
Experience with Snowflake API/Dataframe API
Familiar in JavaScript/TypeScript
Familiar with Monorepo design patterns (NX)
Familiar with Next.js / Redux / React Context / Express.js
Strong drive to automate processes and improve engineering efficiency
Background in a highly agile fastpaced startup environment
Perks
Unlimited PTO
Professional development stipend
Great medical vision and dental benefits
Employment Type
Full Time
