Senior Backend Engineer
CalmAbout the Role
Calm is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining the backend systems that power our mobile and web applications. You will work closely with a team of engineers, designers, product managers, and customers to ensure that our products are reliable, performant, and secure.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work with various stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and develop technical specifications.
- Backend System Development: Design, develop, and maintain backend systems that are reliable, scalable, and secure.
- Feature Implementation: Lead the development and implementation of complex backend features and services, collaborating cross-functionally with QA, DevOps, PMs, and client engineers to ensure a smooth development and deployment process.
- Code Quality: Write high-quality, well-documented, and easily maintainable code that adheres to industry standard best practices.
- Testing and Monitoring: Ensure high test coverage for all code, including unit and integration tests. Implement backend features with instrumentation and monitoring to detect system errors and performance issues.
- Mentorship: Develop, mentor, and train software engineers.
Who You Are
- Experienced: You have at least 8 years of related experience and a BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, GoLang, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP/GKE, Airbyte, and SQL.
- REST API Design: Experience with REST API-based microservices design.
- Agile Environment: Proven experience working effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment as part of a collaborative team.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Problem Solver: Ability to partner with leads across products to leverage institutional knowledge to solve complex problems.
Nice to Haves
- Experience building apps in highly controlled industries, such as healthcare.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range of €185,500 to €259,700 per year.
- Equity options.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- 401(k) plan.
- Flexible time off.
Calm is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. We believe that mental health is health, and every person should be considered in the discussion. Calm is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, striving to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- 401(k)
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits
- Flexible time off
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