Senior Engineer, Backend Identity

League Inc.

73d • $149,700 - $187,100

About The Position

As a Senior Backend Engineer on our Identity Engineering team, you'll design, develop and scale critical identity services and middleware that power League's platform. You will lead complex projects from discovery to delivery, working primarily with Go, Node.js, MongoDB, Auth0, Github & GCP. You will work as part of a small team to deliver features on our roadmap and contribute to building our developer program and tools. You’ll be responsible for large pieces of work, as well as setting best practices and mentoring other members of the team with openness and empathy. To thrive in this role, you are someone who works well in teams and enjoys collaborating.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years backend development experience.
• Experience building scalable, fault-tolerant cloud services.
• Ability to write high-quality, testable code, and understand the tradeoffs between expediency and maintainability.
• Understanding of how the web works and what a good API looks like.
• Eager and able to help fix things when they break.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building and maintaining environments deployed through infrastructure-as-code pipelines.
• Understanding of basic cryptographic principles and systems.
• Strong experience or knowledge about OAuth, OpenID Connect or FIDO standards.
• Experience working with Golang, Google Cloud Platform or Node.js.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend services, and data storage solutions, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, proactively identifying root causes.
• Actively participate in technical design and planning discussions, contributing to system design and documentation (including ADRs).
• Uphold code quality standards through code reviews, bug fixes, automated tests, and performance monitoring.
• Lead complex projects from discovery to delivery phases, including requirement gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering their growth and development.
• Participate in our On-Call rotation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits: complete medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Bonus Program: performance-based bonus program.
• Employee Stock Option Program: stock option program.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off: maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Spending Accounts: tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
• Wellness Days: dedicated wellness days throughout the year.
• Growth Opportunities: opportunities for professional development and advancement.
• Mentorship Program: guidance and support from experienced leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees