Senior Software Engineer (Back End)

Datasite•New York City, NY

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer (Back End) , you are a trusted technical contributor who helps lead the design and delivery of complex features and systems within a domain. Deep expertise allows you to set direction for the team, mentor others through code reviews, pairing, and project leadership, and influence both team processes and technical outcomes. You promote engineering excellence and partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure our technical decisions align with product and business goals. How We Work Together: Strategic Technical Leadership Technical decision-making is led with attention to both immediate customer impact and long-term business needs. Roadmaps are developed in collaboration with product, the team, and leadership to guide future direction. Architectural improvements are defined to reduce operational overhead and strengthen scalability and reliability. Cross-Team Collaboration & Influence Cross-team improvements are identified and advocated for, optimizing workflows and enhancing tools with broad organizational impact. Collaboration is fostered through active feedback, shared learning, and a commitment to technical excellence. Communication is clear and engaging, introducing challenging ideas thoughtfully and translating complex concepts into accessible insights. Problem Solving & Overcoming Obstacles Trade-offs between business priorities, technical constraints, and customer needs are carefully balanced to make data-driven decisions. Systems are simplified where possible, reducing technical debt and improving long-term maintainability and scalability. Mentorship & Growth Mentorship is offered through coaching, feedback, and participation in technical hiring, ensuring culture and mission are well represented. Continuous feedback is sought and shared, supporting both personal development and the growth of the team. Ownership & Accountability End-to-end system design and execution for high-impact features or systems is owned with an emphasis on quality and reliability. Monitoring, logging, and failure-domain strategies are built in to ensure resilience and performance. Project progress is tracked, risks are assessed, and plans are adapted while maintaining a long-term perspective.

Requirements

Backend engineer with a preference toward Java/Kotlin
Deep expertise in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale systems, focusing on clean, scalable, and performant code.
Proven SME in modern programming paradigms and languages, with rapid adaptability to new ones.
Strong mastery of testing practices like unit, integration, end-to-end, and high code quality standards.
Expertise in current dev tools: version control, CI/CD, IaC, containers, cloud architectures. Eager to adopt best-fit solutions.
Passion for tracking industry trends, evaluating new tech, and driving sustainable adoptions aligned with business goals.
Openness to incorporating AI into the dev workflow