Formal

Technology

StaffSoftwareEngineer|Backend

$220–320k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

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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