Software Engineer II - Earner
Role details
Job location
Tech stack
Job description
Design & Scale: Own the design, development, and operation of backend services (primarily Golang and Java) that support millions of users globally.
- Technical Leadership: Transform high-level business problems into elegant, maintainable, and well-documented technical solutions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Data Science, Design, and Product to ship features, evaluate impact using data, and iterate based on results.
- System Integrity: Drive ongoing efficiency, reliability, and monitoring (alerting/on-call) to ensure our products remain \"always-on.\"
- Mentorship: Lead and mentor fellow engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
Requirements
Experience: 2+ years of professional backend software engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale.
- Technical Stack: Proficiency in at least one general-purpose language (e.g., Go, Java, C++, Python, or C).
- Systems Design: Hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems, high-throughput/low-latency architectures, and service-to-service communication.
- Ownership: A strong sense of engineering ownership, including a high bar for code quality and proactive technical debt management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Architecture: Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and building flexible, configurable \"rules engines.\"
- Specialized Skills: Experience with ML/AI implementation, Data Engineering, or handling Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
- Analytical Mindset: Demonstrated ability to make sound engineering/business tradeoffs and identify opportunities for operational efficiency.
Benefits & conditions
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$171,000 per year - USD$190,000 per year.
For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$171,000 per year - USD$190,000 per year.
For Sunnyvale, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$171,000 per year - USD$190,000 per year.
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