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Sr.BackendSoftwareEng
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“Sr. Backend Software Eng. Skills: Backend development, Microservices, Distributed systems, APIs. Design scalable backend services. Build scalable backend services”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure high performance; Ensure reliability
Industry & Context.
Debug complex issues; Diagnose complex issues; Resolve complex issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years backend software engineering experience, Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or Python, Deep understanding of microservices architecture, Deep understanding of APIs, Deep understanding of distributed systems, Hands-on Kubernetes experience, Experience designing high-throughput systems, Experience implementing high-throughput systems, Experience designing data pipelines, Experience implementing data pipelines, Experience designing resilient backend services, Experience implementing resilient backend services, Ability to debug complex technical issues, Ability to diagnose complex technical issues, Ability to resolve complex technical issues, Excellent communication skills, Ability to collaborate effectively, Experience working in fast-paced environments, Experience working in collaborative environments, Focus on reliability, Focus on scalability
Nice to Have
Exposure to large-scale consumer platforms, Exposure to trust-and-safety systems
What You'll Do.
Design scalable backend services
Build scalable backend services
Maintain scalable backend services
Collaborate cross-functionally
Develop technical solutions
Deliver production-ready features
Develop high-throughput APIs
Optimize high-throughput APIs
Develop distributed systems
Optimize distributed systems
Develop data-driven backend components
Optimize data-driven backend components
Write well-tested code
Write maintainable code
Participate in code reviews
Promote engineering best practices
Instrument system performance
Monitor system performance
Improve system performance
Instrument system reliability
Monitor system reliability
Improve system reliability
Instrument system observability
Monitor system observability
Improve system observability
Contribute to technical design discussions
Shape architectural decisions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functionally with Product; Cross-functionally with Data Science; Cross-functionally with Operations; Cross-functionally with Engineering teams; Cross-functional design discussions; Cross-functional engineering discussions
Communication Scope
Communication skills; Design discussions; Engineering discussions
Full Job Description
## Accountabilities Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power core claims workflows and ensure high performance and reliability. Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, Operations, and Engineering teams to define requirements, develop technical solutions, and deliver production-ready features. Develop and optimize high-throughput APIs, distributed systems, and data-driven backend components supporting critical platform functionality. Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code while actively participating in code reviews and promoting engineering best practices. Instrument, monitor, and improve system performance, reliability, and observability across production services. Contribute to technical design discussions and help shape architectural decisions for scalable backend systems. Requirements: 5+ years of backend software engineering experience building scalable production systems. Strong proficiency in backend programming languages such as Kotlin, Java, or Python. Deep understanding of microservices architecture, APIs, and distributed systems, with hands-on Kubernetes experience. Experience designing and implementing high-throughput systems, data pipelines, and resilient backend services. Strong ability to debug, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues across backend stacks. Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional design and engineering discussions. Experience working in fast-paced, collaborative environments with a focus on reliability and scalability. Bonus: exposure to large-scale consumer platforms or trust-and-safety systems. Benefits: Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and market benchmarks. Fully remote flexibility (with alignment to US working hours where required). Comprehensive health, dental, and wellness coverage. Paid time off, holidays, and flexible leave policies. Opportunity to work on high-scale, mission-criti
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