Tines
StaffSoftwareEngineer(backend)
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“Staff Software Engineer (backend) at Tines. Skills: Scaling the throughput and performance of the core, backend job processing engine, Shaping technical direction, Shaping product, Shaping culture. Scaling the throughput and performance of the core, backend job processing engine. Work closely with colleagues to build the right solutions to the problems our customers face”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive real business results; Achieve their highest-priority goals faster; Meet our growing customers’ scale; Ensuring the most critical workflows are executed in a timely manner; Ensure jobs are executed in a balanced and fair manner; Empower customers to monitor the status and latency of their workflows; Receive proactive alerts about potential issues; Spend it where it will make a difference; Your impact will be clear to everyone
Industry & Context.
Solve problems; Identify areas for improvement; Solve problems; Respond to customer feedback to improve those solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Roughly 7+ years as a professional software engineer, Proven track record of success as a senior or staff software engineer, Direct experience of building and delivering software using a high-level programming language, Comfortable working at that level of technical complexity
Nice to Have
Experience in cybersecurity, Experience in all areas of the stack
What You'll Do.
Scaling the throughput and performance of the core
backend job processing engine
Work closely with colleagues to build the right solutions to the problems our customers face
Make valuable changes in our codebase
Shape how workflow execution happens at the very heart of our system
Write and review high quality
Identify areas for improvement
both in our codebase and in how we work
Share the responsibility of making our team better
Own the problems you’re solving - and the software you write to solve them - all the way to production and beyond
Respond to customer feedback to improve those solutions
Mentor other engineers in our team
Providing support and guidance to help them grow their abilities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with colleagues; Supportive and collaborative engineering team; Help grow and nurture each other’s abilities; Create an environment where we have the ability to do our very best work; Pitch in anywhere when needed, with the support of your teammates; Treat them all with kindness and respect; Don’t hire people that treat their colleagues badly
Communication Scope
Write a blog post to share something interesting we learned with the community
Process & Methodology
Plan our workloads realistically
Full Job Description
Founded in 2018 with co-headquarters in Dublin and Boston, Tines powers some of the world's most important workflows. Our intelligent workflow platform applies AI, automation, and integration with human ingenuity to drive real business results. Tines serves a diverse range of customers, from startups to public companies, including Canva, Databricks, Elastic, Kayak, Intercom, and McKesson. As an integrator across the entire tech stack, Tines is vendor-agnostic integrating with any API-enabled service. This flexibility enables our customers to achieve their highest-priority goals faster. And because Tines is secure and private by design, it’s popular with security, IT, engineering, finance, and other security-focused teams. At Tines, we're driven by our values of Simplicity, Speed, and Soundness. We're committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences while fostering a company culture that nurtures individual curiosity, growth, and integrity. We’re excited about what’s next, and we’re looking for others to join us on our journey. You’ll join the team primarily responsible for scaling the throughput and performance of the core, backend job processing engine at Tines. However, since we’re still a small but growing software engineering organization, this role is not strictly limited to any single part of our product or stack. This role is about more than writing code: you'll have an influential voice in shaping our technical direction, our product, and our culture. We have a hugely supportive and collaborative engineering team that takes great pride in the work we do and the challenges we solve. We’re eager to help grow and nurture each other’s abilities and also create an environment where we have the ability to do our very best work. Location: You can work fully remotely from anywhere in Ireland. You can make use of our Tines office space in Dublin to meet up with other members of the engineering team when you wish. In this role, you’ll: Work closely with collea
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