As a senior backend engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design and development of core backend features of the Highspot platform
We are looking for a Senior backend Software Engineer who will bring creativity and experience as they work collaboratively with a talented team
Our ideal candidate understands how to build customer-facing software; they are a skilled communicator who enjoys working collaboratively with designers, product managers, and engineers; they are self-managed, curious, and resourceful
Our development stack comprises various technologies including Ruby, Clojure, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Apache Solr and Lucene, Kubernetes, AWS, and Chef
What You ll Do
Partner with UX, Product Management, Data Science, and other teams to create software that customers love
Develop clean, reusable, supportable, and well-tested RESTful APIs and web services, including Highspot s external API
Optimise and perform enhancements to large-scale data services built on top of MongoDB, Postgres, Redis, and other technologies
Integrate Highspot with external APIs, including third-party Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, Content Management Systems (CMS), and other partner applications
Collaborate with the Data Science team to integrate advanced machine learning models into the application to deliver cutting-edge AI features and help solve complex business problems for customers
Build scalable methodologies, tools, and techniques accompanied by excellent technical documentation
Stay abreast of new technologies and practices to further enhance team capabilities and your own skill
Act as a mentor and source for direction, training, and guidance for more junior engineers
Your Background
6+ years of experience building distributed systems, working with databases, and implementing production-ready high quality features
Proficiency in building, integrating with, and supporting APIs and web services using a variety of languages, data formats, and data transformations
Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers, to develop and deliver high-quality applications
An entrepreneurial spirit: you re agile, creative, resourceful, and tenacious as you solve problems and achieve team and company goals
Comfortable with modern open source technologies and tools
Experience developing software products, scalable internet software, and applications using a range of software models including object-oriented and functional design patterns
Hands on experience in Ruby is an added advantage
Experience in full-stack or frontend development for modern web applications is a plus
B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
