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# Software Engineer - Backend (Varying Levels)

- **Company:** Windfall, Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $215,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), BigQuery, Databases, Customer Data Management, Data Warehousing, Web Development, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Web Application Frameworks, Google Cloud, Spring-boot, Backend, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Front End Software Development, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** May 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f167bcc01670ae9d

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Web applications?, We're on a mission to change how organizations perceive and use people data. And we hold true to our core values of: (1) Be an excellent communicator; (2) Operate with transparency; (3) Provide leverage, not optimization; (4) Make a difference every day; and (5) Act with integrity and trust., * 5+ years of experience

 * Professional backend software engineering experience
 * Expert object-oriented programming understanding
 * Experience using transactional databases
 * Experience building distributed systems
 * Understanding of web development & frontend communication
 * You communicate as well as you code
 * You can simplify complex problems into simple solutions
 * You balance a strong sense of ownership and responsibility in your work with collaboration and team alignment
 * You are comfortable making trade-offs between quality, complexity, and speed-of-delivery

## Description

As a Backend Engineer on our application team at Windfall, you will be building the system for ingesting and processing our customer data. It is the "brains" of everything our customers interact with. Communication and collaboration are at the heart of Windfall and you will work closely with our product and our other engineering teams. You will personally design and build a scalable distributed system capable of supporting Windfall's next phase of growth., * Architect and build distributed services that will power Windfall's customer facing applications

 * Plan for scale in building solutions for today that will also set us up for future success and growth
 * Work closely with other backend, frontend, and data engineers to build a seamless product for our customers
 * Drive technical design, specifications, and implementation for our various backend services
 * Integrate and model complex customer data for powerful segmentation tools and enrichment workflows

Some technologies you will use:

 * Cloud platform - GCP
 * Programming languages - Java, Kotlin
 * Web framework - Spring Boot
 * Messaging system - Google PubSub
 * Data warehouse & databases - Postgres, BigQuery
 * Kubernetes & Docker


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