Senior Backend Software Engineer

We are seeking a backend engineer to join a large Media company! The Content APIs team is helping to design, build, and maintain the services that power the media company's digital experiences. It's a fast-paced, collaborative environment where this engineer will own the end-to-end API and microservice development, from API schema design through deployment and monitoring., * Design and implement GraphQL APIs and resolvers to expose content data

• Design and implement content ingestion pipelines, storing/indexing data in MongoDB and Elasticsearch backends

• Build, test, and maintain microservices in Golang and Node.js

• Develop serverless functions on AWS Lambda, integrating with API Gateway, DynamoDB, SNS, etc.

• Architect for scalability, reliability, and performance in a microservice ecosystem

• Design and maintain content caching and cache-invalidation strategies to optimize distributed system performance

• Collaborate closely with product owners, frontend engineers, and DevOps

• Own QA: write strong unit tests and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality

• Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing sessions

• Troubleshoot production issues and drive continuous improvements to CI/CD pipelines and monitoring

• 8+ years as a backend or API engineer

• Strong proficiency in Golang and Node.js

• Hands-on experience designing and consuming GraphQL services

• Solid understanding of AWS serverless architectures, especially Lambda

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

• Deep knowledge of microservices patterns (service discovery, circuit breakers, distributed tracing)

• Proven track record in collaborative, agile teams

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Prior work in media, streaming, or content-heavy applications
• Good grasp of GraphQL/RESTful API best practices and API versioning strategies
• Experience with MongoDB and Elasticsearch, including data modeling and optimization
• Strong communicator who enjoys mentoring junior engineers and contributing to architectural decisions

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.