Senior Backend Software Engineer, Firework

• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus
• 6+ years of experience with Elixir designing and building high-performance RESTful web services serving billions of requests per day
• High-level experience with SQL infrastructure and data modeling
• Comfortable with change: ability to demonstrate comfort with ambiguity, adapt quickly and be effective in new situations in a highly dynamic setting
• Data-driven but also imaginative and intuitive in coming up with ideas and solutions
• Must possess a start-up mindset: hunger to learn quickly and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced team environment

Desirable

• We’re looking for a talented Sr. Backend Engineer to join a small global team who will bring technical expertise and leadership along with hands-on development of backend software development and SaaS solutions
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and the rest of the engineering team to design, spec, and build elegant and scalable solutions across multiple platforms
• Design and create new API's in the Elixir Phoenix framework to be used in our core products
• Writing optimized PostgresQL and Cassandra queries and creating high performance indices
• Working with in-memory data stores, such as Redis, to improve scalability and responsiveness
• Debug issues across the entire stack using logging and monitoring tools
• Review code by your peers, offering help and insight from your experience
• Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
• Ensure coherence of all aspects of projects as an integrated system and uphold overall technical quality
• Strategize and develop ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends
• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards