Tines
StaffSoftwareEngineer(backend)
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“Staff Software Engineer (backend) at Tines. Skills: Backend systems, Job processing, Code execution. Lead technical direction. Make code changes”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Debugging
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years professional software engineer, Proven staff software engineer track record, Linux systems expertise, Container runtimes experience, Filesystem and storage experience, Build low-level system primitives, Debugging skills
Nice to Have
Preference for Boston area
What You'll Do.
Lead technical direction
Write high-quality code
Review high-quality code
Identify areas for improvement
Share responsibility for team improvement
Own problems to production
Respond to customer feedback
Mentor other engineers
Provide support to engineers
Provide guidance to engineers
Build high-availability systems
Improve action throughput
Create customer-facing controls
Configure job prioritization
Build features for code execution
Ensure balanced job execution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Supportive engineering team; Collaborative engineering team; Cross-functional teams; Teammate support
Communication Scope
Share learnings
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 backend job processing system and code execution engines that power Tines’ intelligent workflows. 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: US Eastern states. You can work fully remotely from anywhere in EST states, with a preference for the Boston area. You can make use of our Tines office space in Boston to
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