Who: Shiftboard
Position: Senior Backend Engineer
Where: Seattle
What: We are looking for a senior developer that loves writing backend systems. We are focused on splitting off more of our core application into discrete services that can be improved and enable new features on their own iterative cycles.
Responsibilities:
You will be part of a growing team working on enhancing our product, adding new features that will drive our continued growth. You will be providing APIs that will be used by our front-end and mobile developers as well as directly by our customers. You will be recommending and implementing the technology to achieve our product goals.
We are a multi-language shop that strives to use the right tools for the job at hand. We are currently using Perl, Python, and Ruby. As we continue our transition to a service-oriented architecture we are considering the deployment of Go, node.js, Erlang, and more to ensure we are using the right tools and best practices available. We are not looking for a jack-of-all-trades to work in every language under the sun, but we’re also not looking to consolidate on a single stack and become a ______ shop.
If you’re looking to jump into new technologies and to create scalable, reliable platforms, this is the position for you.
Requirements:
5+ years of professional development experience
Mastery of two or more server-side languages
Passion for evaluating new tech & determining potential benefits and applications
Proficient in SQL as well as NoSQL alternatives
Desire to be part of a team and work with other smart engineers
Independent, self-motivated, and an avid technologist
Engineering Culture
We could never give back as much as we’ve received from the open source community, but we try.
We practice iterative development.
We hire smart people and empower them to make a difference.
We occasionally make mistakes but we learn from them rather than being paralyzed by them.
We believe in hammers for nails and screwdrivers for screws. Find the right tool and use it. Bonus points if it’s new to us.
We learn. Then we cement that knowledge by teaching what we’ve learned to others.
