Sr Software Engineer (API) - 1675811

The Platform API team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer reporting to the Engineering Manager. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of professional experience with an emphasis on API’s and backend services. This person is proactive, capable of quickly introducing new pragmatic designs and providing strong leadership on technical direction to take. They’ve seen frameworks come and go but know that good design and readable code trumps the flavor of the week. This is a remote role supporting a hybrid workforce in an estimated 40 hours per week., * Help design, develop, deploy, and test new products and features for our APIs

• Take on full product roadmap items and be able to deliver high-quality results on time
• Participate in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a good work ethic and a humble attitude
• Adopt existing team practices and recommend improvements as needed

Our Stack

• Python
• AWS - Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, MySQL, ElastiCache, ECS
• Linux
• Terraform

Software Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Engineering, Leadership, Application Programming Interface (API), Product Testing, Time Management, Product Planning, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Elasticsearch, * At least 5 years of professional experience delivering high-quality production software

• Strong working knowledge of Python
• Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with a relational database such as MySQL or Postgres
• Experience with non-relational databases such as DynamoDB or ElasticSearch
• Experience with a version control system such as Git.
• Experience with Golang a plus