Backend Software Engineer (Growth)

Quick Facts

• Role: Software Engineer I (Backend, Growth)

Description

As a backend engineer, you’ll contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of services that power a core product experience. You’ll collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to build scalable, reliable systems that deliver insights to members.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs for member-facing features

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate requirements into scoped technical solutions

• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code reviews

• Support operation and monitoring of production systems; troubleshoot issues to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance

• Break down feature requirements into actionable tasks, identify risks early, and iterate quickly

• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing

Requirements

• Professional experience in backend software development (internship, co-op, or academic project experience acceptable)

• Experience building or interacting with RESTful APIs and relational databases (e.g., Postgres or similar SQL-based systems)

• Proficiency in an object-oriented language such as Java, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new backend technologies

• Familiarity with Git and standard development workflows

• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design basics

• Interest in distributed systems, event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka or similar technologies), and AWS

• Strong problem-solving skills and a growth mindset

• Effective communication and ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team environment

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with meaningful equity and consistent pay practices

• Total compensation includes base salary, equity, and benefits (U.S. base salary range: $105,000–$145,000)