We are looking for a Backend Staff Software Engineer to join our practice management team to innovate and help our engineering teams build and refine large-scale, service-oriented SaaS applications serving thousands of customers. If you are someone who is passionate about solving complex, but important problems and want to make a large impact on our customers, both internally and externally, this is the role for you. You will join a strong, experienced engineering team whose responsibilities include prototyping potential solutions, performing deep-dives into technologies, and ultimately making well-informed technological and architectural decisions that will shape the future of our platform.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide guidance and expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and best practices to engineers across all engineering teams.
- Design and implement scalable applications in microservice architecture using best practices.
- Collaborate with other engineering teams and Product to proactively consider trade-offs and identify risks to timelines.
- Create prototypes and investigate technological solutions to inform foundational and architectural decisions.
- Support software deployments, including debugging, troubleshooting, and coordination with DevOps and QA Engineers
- Collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand requirements, communicate technical solutions, and ensure alignment with business objectives
- Lead and coordinate meetings to establish effective communication and coordination within and between teams
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, continuously learning and evolving your skills to drive innovation and excellence within the organization
Preferred Experience:
- Experience working with AWS or other cloud-based technologies
- Experience building large-scale distributed systems
- Experience deploying applications with Kubernetes
- Expertise in Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- Expertise in Javascript and Typescript
- Expertise in Node.js and frameworks like Nest.JS
- Expertise in Terraform and IAC
About You:
- BS in Computer Science or related field
- 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and debugging large-scale solutions in cloud-based environments
- Experience building and deploying production-grade web applications at scale
- Familiar with LEAN product development and Agile frameworks - Scrum or Kanban
- Experience building robust and resilient applications with event-based, microservices architecture
- Strong understanding of SOLID design principles and design patterns
- Strong understanding of SQL, and familiarity with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL
- Strong teamwork and documentation skills
Additional Information:
The pay range for this position is between $150,000-$180,000 annually. AffiniPay is committed to offering competitive, fair and commensurate compensation and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and education.
