Formal
Technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer|Backend
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“Staff Software Engineer | Backend at Formal. Skills: Backend systems, Data platforms, Data security. Design high performance data platform. Develop high performance data platform”
Industry & Context.
Problem solver; Production debugging
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years software development experience, knowledge of Golang, experience with streaming data processing frameworks, Experience debugging complex production systems, Experience working in DBs, OS, networking, Experience with containerization technologies, Experience with infrastructure as a code technologies, Excellent communication skills, ability to work well within a team, solid production debugging skills
Nice to Have
worked in fast, high-growth startup environment, experience using Temporal, experience using Render, extensive knowledge of datastore protocols, Familiarity with cloud computing platforms
What You'll Do.
Design high performance data platform
Develop high performance data platform
Build new product features
Research product features
Implement product features
Maintain product features
Improve performance of features
Improve reliability of features
Design scalable services
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work within a team
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Full Job Description
ABOUT FORMAL Formal is data security platform designed to help teams understand and control their data on autopilot. We're building a modern protocol-aware reverse-proxy for datastores and APIs that helps organizations understand their data in real-time. This allows teams to see how sensitive data is stored, consumed, and used in order to enforce least privilege through masking, filtering, or anonymization policies. We are trusted by leading companies such as Ramp http://Ramp.com, Gusto http://Gusto.com, Notion http://Notion.com to solve problems across data security and compliance, data quality management, and infrastructure access. Formal is backed by top-tiers VCs including Thrive Capital and Y Combinator with angel investors that include executives and founders from Datadog, Clickhouse, Plaid, and Vanta. ABOUT THE ROLE Formal is on a mission to build the best engineering team and we're looking for people who want to make outsized impact on shaping the product and building the company. Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of building scalable backend systems, a strong sense of ownership, and enjoys owning projects from inception to scaling it in production. Our tech stack currently involves Golang, Rust, Temporal, Datastore protocols (Postgres, S3, Kafka, MySQL, Snowflake, Redshift, SSH), and AWS WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design and develop a high performance data platform that can handle large volumes of data in real-time - Build new product features from start to finish through to research, implementation, and maintenance - Help improve performance and reliability of net new and existing features - Lead any initiative you think may have a strong impact on Formal - Design scalable services as Formal grows and processes more traffic WHAT YOU NEED - 6+ years of relevant software development experience building data-intensive software platforms - You value code simplicity and performance - Strong knowledge of Golang and experience with its ecosystem - Experience wit
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