Senior Backend Software Engineer, Kensho

• At least five years of direct experience developing SaaS applications within a team
• Thoughtful and efficient communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Experience developing SaaS application backends and APIs using a variety of tools
• Experience turning abstract business requirements into concrete technical plans
• Experience working across many stages of the software development lifecycle
• Sound reasoning about the behavior and performance of loosely-coupled systems
• Proficiency with algorithms (including time and space complexity analysis), data structures, and software architecture
• At least one domain of demonstrable technical depth

Desirable

• As a Senior Backend Engineer in the Link team, you will develop the software behind our reliable, secure, and performant APIs.
• You will collaborate with colleagues from Machine Learning, Product, and Infrastructure, as well as with other engineers within Link. You have a demonstrated capacity for depth, but are comfortable working with a broad range of technologies. You are a thoughtful, deliberate technologist and share your knowledge generously
• Design, develop, test, document, deploy, maintain, and improve software
• Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
• Work with key stakeholders to develop system architectures, API specifications, implementation requirements, and complexity estimates
• Test assumptions through instrumentation and prototyping
• Promote ongoing technical development through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentorship
• Technology You'll Encounter:
• Django, Python 3, PostgreSQL
• Git, Jsonnet, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
• Celery, RabbitMQ, Kafka