Back End Developer

This position is for a seasoned engineer based in the Greater Seattle Area. The ideal candidate is passionate about building cloud-based, highly scalable, secure, and available web applications. They should have experience in technologies such as Serverless, Node.js, MongoDB, OpenAPI, and GraphQL. The candidate should also have a background in leading projects and be able to anticipate roadblocks while balancing a fast, iterative Agile approach. The responsibilities include architecting and implementing a large, secure, and scalable distributed system, building well-documented API's, providing ongoing support and maintenance, and delivering an outstanding experience for customers.

• Architect and implement a large, secure and scalable distributed system
• Build well-documented, repeatable API's
• Provide ongoing support, maintenance and enhancement of systems
• Perform peer code reviews and code audit
• Analyze existing code and remediate performance issues within existing applications
• Unit test modules and integration testing with other modules to deliver quality code
• Create tools, libraries, and frameworks for other developers to build upon
• Work with a strong set of teams to improve developing and deploying applications and customizations
• Collaborate with UX designers, researchers, and front-end developers to ensure seamless flow and interactivity
• Apply new technology and innovation to improve platform functionality
• Deliver an outstanding experience for customers

• Must be based in the Greater Seattle Area
• Seasoned engineer with experience in building cloud-based, scalable, secure, and available web applications
• Familiarity with Serverless, Node.js, MongoDB, OpenAPI, and GraphQL
• Experience leading projects from concept to MVP and beyond
• Background in consumer or business-to-business companies selling to small and medium-sized businesses
• Ability to anticipate roadblocks and balance Agile approach with technical debt
• Proficiency in architecting and implementing large, secure, and scalable distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of API development and documentation
• Ongoing support, maintenance, and enhancement of systems
• Experience with peer code reviews and code audit
• Unit testing and integration testing
• Creation of tools, libraries, and frameworks for other developers
• Collaboration with UX designers, researchers, and front-end developers
• Familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure
• Strong expertise in JavaScript, Node.js, and MongoDB
• 6+ years of development experience in core coding languages
• 3+ years of experience building scalable web applications using Node.js
• Understanding of secure coding principles
• Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals

• Competitive salary
• Great healthcare + dental + vision coverage
• Retirement plan
• Pick your own equipment. We'll set you up with whatever Apple laptop + monitor combo you want plus any software you need.
• Unlimited vacation policy. Plus we require you to take at least 2 weeks off each year. We see most employees take 4 weeks off per year. This isn't a vague policy where unlimited vacation means no vacation