Software Engineer III, Backend

About MyFitnessPal

At MyFitnessPal, our vision is to be the most trusted brand for improving your health through better food choices. We believe good health starts with what you eat. We provide the tools and resources to reach your weight management goals.

About The Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer III, Backend to join the MyFitnessPal Engineering Initiatives team. Our users rely on MyFitnessPal to power their health and fitness journeys every day. As a member of our MyFitnessPal Engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to positively impact those users with your expertise in the backend systems that drive the MyFitnessPal ecosystem. In addition to technical expertise, you’ll find that your teammates value collaboration, mentorship, and inclusive environments.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional peers to solve the right problems as a team.
• Build relationships with your peers across other teams to understand and prioritize widespread challenges in the MyFitnessPal ecosystem.
• Break down problems into small deliverable solutions collaboratively.
• Develop and maintain APIs that drive our user's experience, integrating with services and systems across the MyFitnessPal engineering teams.
• Evaluate and improve existing systems and APIs to provide more robust solutions that allow others to move quickly and efficiently.
• Support resolution of production issues across the entire MyFitnessPal stack.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience building high request volume APIs for a multitude of clients, including but not limited to: Mobile, Web, Third-Party integrators.
• Supported client teams through migrations efforts involving large-scale API changes.
• Experience with a variety of API design patterns, such as REST & GraphQL.
• Experience with a variety of data stores (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis).
• Profiling and performance tuning applications.
• Experience with high volume messaging queues such as Kafka.
• Familiarity with AWS and/or other cloud computing platforms.

Bonus Points

• Exposure to XP, Pair Programming, Mob Programming or other highly collaborative working styles.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), Behavior Driven Development (BDD) or other practices focused on building self-verifying code.
• Have contributed code to iOS, Android or Web applications.
• Experience re-platforming high volume, high criticality systems.

Benefits

• Embrace the Freedom: Be a digital nomad, work from anywhere we have operations within the continental U.S.
• Office Vibes: If you prefer working in an office, we've got you covered, our HQ is in vibrant Austin, TX.
• Face-to-Face Connections: We value personal connections. Enjoy opportunities to meet and connect with your team members in person to help forge meaningful relationships that extend beyond the virtual realm. Teams meet as often as needed and all of MyFitnessPal gathers annually.
• Flexibility At Its Best: Achieve the work-life balance you deserve. Enjoy a flexible time-off policy and work on your own terms with our Responsible Time Off benefit.
• Give Back: Use your volunteer days off to support what matters most to you. Each full-time teammate receives 2 days per calendar year to give back to their community through service.
• Mentorship Program: Take control of your career through our mentorship program where, if you’d like, you will be matched with a teammate who can help you scale your skills and propel your growth.
• Family-Friendly Support: Embrace the journey with confidence and care. Enjoy our paid maternity and paternity leave, to provide time to balance family responsibilities with your career and take the time needed to strengthen family relationships. We understand the complexities of starting or expanding a family, which is why we provide best-in-class comprehensive assistance for fertility-related matters.
• Wellness Comes First: Live Good Health is one of our core values. Receive a monthly Wellness Allowance, empowering you to focus on your physical and mental well-being by choosing from a range of wellness initiatives, including dedicated mental health days.
• Celebrate Greatness: Your hard work deserves recognition! Our reward and recognition platform empowers peers to acknowledge and reward each other for the exceptional contributions they make.
• Elevate Your Health & Fitness: Get access to MyFitnessPal Premium, allowing you to take your fitness, health and wellness journey to new heights.
• Unlock Your Potential: Access our virtual learning and development library, and participate in training opportunities to continuously grow and enhance your skills.
• Championing Inclusion: Our dedicated DEI Committee actively fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress across the organization.
• Healthcare Matters: Your well-being is our priority. Take advantage of our competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits that cater to your holistic healthcare needs. Feel secure and supported on your wellness journey.
• Secure Your Future: Benefit from our retirement savings program, giving you peace of mind for your financial goals. Reach them sooner with MyFitnessPal’s competitive employer match.

At MyFitnessPal, our mission is to enable people to make healthy choices. And it wouldn't be possible without our team. We celebrate the unique POV that each person brings to the table and believe in a collaborative and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, military or veteran status, sex, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability. These are our guiding ideologies and apply across all aspects of employment.

MyFitnessPal participates in E-Verify.