Senior Software Engineer

About the position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead our core platform technologies. You will be instrumental in migrating legacy systems to modern, cloud-native architectures, designing and implementing highly scalable and testable backend services (with a particular focus on geolocation capabilities), and contributing to the backend infrastructure to support our AI-powered experiences. This role requires deep technical expertise, a passion for quality code, and strong experience with TypeScript and Terraform in a cloud environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and execution of strategies for migrating legacy software services to modern microservices or serverless architectures.
• Architect, build, test, and deploy scalable and testable backend services and APIs using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Take ownership of the design and implementation of core geolocation service features, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Write maintainable, well-documented, and testable code, adhering to best practices.
• Develop and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, primarily with Terraform on AWS.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and fellow engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead the development lifecycle of AI-powered experiences around media content, building machine learning pipelines and backend APIs.
• Champion best practices in software engineering, including automated testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and code reviews.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges across the stack.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, promoting technical growth within the team.
• Stay abreast of new technologies and advocate for their adoption where appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend development.
• Demonstrable experience leading or significantly contributing to legacy system migration projects.
• Expert-level proficiency in the Node/TypeScript ecosystem.
• Significant hands-on experience building and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable, distributed systems and RESTful/GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with various database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis).
• Strong foundation in computer science principles (data structures, algorithms, system design).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Direct experience developing geolocation services (e.g., using PostGIS, geospatial indexing, map APIs).
• Experience with various testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Playwright).
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience working with machine learning pipelines (Python experience is a plus).
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures (e.g., SNS, SQS, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ).
• Experience setting up and using monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, Splunk).

Benefits

• 401k
• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• paid_holidays
• flexible_scheduling
• professional_development