About Citizen
Citizen is the No. 1 public safety app in the U.S., with a mission to make the world a safer place. Citizen provides 911 alerts so people can use their phones to keep themselves, and the people and places they love, safe. Citizen has notified people to evacuate burning buildings, deterred school buses from nearby terrorist attacks, and led to the rescue of kidnapped children and missing people.
Role Overview
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Citizen, you will be responsible for designing and building systems that are scalable, modular, and flexible without compromising on reliability. You will deliver backend systems with an attention to high availability, low latency, and scalability. You will also build and operate infrastructure, toolset, and deployment pipelines, taking operational responsibility for the services you build.
Responsibilities
- Design and build systems for scale, modularity, and flexibility.
- Deliver backend systems with an attention to high availability, low latency, and scalability.
- Build and operate infrastructure, toolset, and deployment pipelines.
- Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team that consists of product, design, and engineering team members to deliver a consistent experience to our users in real-time.
- Demonstrate rigor with code quality, best practices, and code review, while understanding product tradeoffs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 5+ years engineering experience, focusing primarily on backend development.
- Experience working with production code using languages such as C++, Go, Java, Python, Scala, etc.
- Experience designing and implementing performant APIs on distributed systems.
- Strong knowledge of data design and database systems.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge and hands on experience with Video Streaming Services.
- Knowledge, exposure, or hands on experience with ML and related systems.
Salary Range & Benefits
The below represents the expected salary range for this position in New York, New York. We take a number of factors into account when determining compensation including your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
- Salary Range: $175,000 to $210,000 annually + equity + benefits
- Citizen is a fully-distributed team that offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, company holidays, stock options, and various wellness perks.
- Citizen is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid time off
- Company holidays
- Stock options
- Various wellness perks
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