Senior Backend Engineer, Distributed Systems
About The Position
Movable Ink scales content personalization for marketers through data-activated content generation and AI decisioning. The world’s most innovative brands rely on Movable Ink to maximize revenue, simplify workflow and boost marketing agility. Headquartered in New York City with close to 600 employees, Movable Ink serves its global client base with operations throughout North America, Central America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. We are seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer to join the MovableInk Activation Team. Our team is responsible for turning large scale data into actionable insights. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of distributed software systems that handle data at massive speeds and scale. The role offers the opportunity for innovation and impact through the development of sophisticated multi-tiered systems, delivering value to the world’s biggest brands. You will create and deliver technically impressive and impactful products while driving the development and deployment of high quality, scalable AI solutions by writing code!
Requirements
- 5+ years software engineering experience
- Experience with working on with a large suite of interconnected services
- Exemplary software engineering skills (design, unit testing, git, code review)
- Fluency with AI coding tools (we use Anthropic); able to leverage LLMs to meaningfully accelerate delivery without sacrificing code quality
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (we use Google Cloud Platform)
- Proficient in database management, including designing database schema, crafting efficient queries, performing basic DBA tasks, and knowledgeable regarding common databases
- Ability to collaborate with technical partners – you’ll be working closely with other teams to determine requirements for your work and to make design decisions that affect our stack
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and test high performance systems that operate at massive scale
- Gain an understanding of existing systems, determine areas of complexity, and potential risks
- Perform code and design reviews
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert on projects in which they have been involved
- Build reliable systems with monitoring, alerting, incident response, and shared ownership of on-call responsibilities for business-critical services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
