Lead Backend Engineer

Compensation range.

• Base: $150k-200k
• Equity: 0.1%-0.3%

The position.

The Lead Frontend Engineer will work closely with the Head of Engineering and Product to design, build out and maintain the Hopscotch user interface. We’re looking for an engineer with strong knowledge of UI architecture, design and development principles. This position requires basic understanding of the financial technology domain.

The daily.

• Design and develop the platform services leveraging the existing and approved open source frameworks in a scalable and sustainable manner
• Create a sustainable unit and integration testing framework for backend services and ensure we are compliant with them in the long run
• Custom design and establish a CI/CD pipeline that ensures industry strength quality standards are met
• Automate creation and deployment of our AWS infrastructure in a cost effective manner
• Integration with several vendors using REST API
• Address production issues, find immediate solutions and put in place intermediate and long term solutions
• Communicate transparently and effectively about the design and development tradeoffs being made between functionality, security and performance
• Be in the trenches with the team and mentor junior developers on design and best practices

Your superpowers.

• Accomplished senior engineer, with 7+ years of relevant experience
• Strong background in Object Oriented programming principles
• Very good understanding of Gang of Four design patterns
• Very strong backend developer with intimate knowledge of Java 8+ & J2EE technologies. Knowledge of Python or Golang is a plus not a must
• Strong technical knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure (ie. AWS, Docker, ECS/Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of Relational Databases like Postgres, MySql or any major proprietary databases
• Strong understanding of AWS Services around NoSql DB (MongoDB ) Redis, NoSql (MongoDB or Equivalent)
• Good understanding of AWS infrastructure management. Knowledge of Terraform is a plus
• Good understanding of Messaging systems like RabbitMQ, Kafka
• Strong desire to learn quickly the essentials of the gaps in any of the above mentioned stack items
• Ability to perform responsibilities with minimal supervision, exercising discretion and independent/sound judgement
• Must have an entrepreneurial spirit, very responsive, hands-on, and willing to work hard in a fast-paced environment