Senior Backend Engineer

Affinity.co

6h • $148,750 - $180,000

About The Position

With our growing customer base and our expansion into new markets and use cases, we have more to build than ever at Affinity as we execute on our vision to put relationship intelligence at every professional's fingertips.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to push our product in new directions while also shaping the next iterations of the features our customers already love. You'll define the future of core pieces of our backend across areas like our data models and APIs. From back-end algorithms to async workers to scalable applications, you'll hone your skills across multiple domains while helping to drive forward the Affinity product and vision.
In this role, you will:
Be hands-on and in the code for the core areas of our product, iterating on current data models and APIs with performance and scalability in mind for current and future usage
Mentor other engineers and uplevel them in designing and building robust and scalable systems, as well as building and reinforcing a team ownership culture in observability and maintainability
Apply modern AI best practices to both the development process and product features
Collaborate across team boundaries and with product and design teams--you'll have the opportunity to learn from a wide variety of experiences and, of course, to share your own
Proactively identify areas for technical investment within the team, be aligned with and help define the technical roadmap across engineering to adapt to the changing needs of the business and our customers
Act as a project lead where you’ll be owning technical solutions and outcomes. This involves collaborating closely with product, design, and technical leads to define the project scope and milestones and distributing work across the team and driving implementation goals.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, including familiarity with the different pieces of technology involved in building modern web applications.
• You have experience writing server-side code leveraging modern OOP practices using Ruby and PostgreSQL. Bonus for additional technologies in our stack including Rails, Sorbet, Sinatra, React, Typescript, NextJS, Chrome Extension Development, or Outlook Addin Development.
• You have a strong understanding of relational databases and the ability to design and implement systems that scale and avoid performance bottlenecks.
• You've helped your teams to solve high-scale challenges, and have experience working on large migration projects in the areas of data modeling and APIs.
• You care about setting up and owning core systems, with observability and long-term support and maintenance in mind.
• You're excited to work collaboratively within engineering and as part of a cross-functional team.

Nice To Haves

• Bonus for additional technologies in our stack including Rails, Sorbet, Sinatra, React, Typescript, NextJS, Chrome Extension Development, or Outlook Addin Development.

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on and in the code for the core areas of our product, iterating on current data models and APIs with performance and scalability in mind for current and future usage
• Mentor other engineers and uplevel them in designing and building robust and scalable systems, as well as building and reinforcing a team ownership culture in observability and maintainability
• Apply modern AI best practices to both the development process and product features
• Collaborate across team boundaries and with product and design teams--you'll have the opportunity to learn from a wide variety of experiences and, of course, to share your own
• Proactively identify areas for technical investment within the team, be aligned with and help define the technical roadmap across engineering to adapt to the changing needs of the business and our customers
• Act as a project lead where you’ll be owning technical solutions and outcomes. This involves collaborating closely with product, design, and technical leads to define the project scope and milestones and distributing work across the team and driving implementation goals.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: We cover both you and your dependents' extended health benefit premiums and offer flexible personal & sick days to support your well-being.
• Retirement Planning: We offer an RRSP plan to help you plan for your future.
• Learning & Development: We provide an annual education budget and a comprehensive L&D program.
• Wellness Support: We reimburse monthly for things like home internet, meals, and wellness memberships/equipment to support your overall health and happiness.
• Team Connection: Virtual team-building activities and socials to keep our team connected, because building strong relationships is key to success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed