Senior Backend Software Engineer - Java - RPC - Remote

Overview

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

In Short

• Design and implement tools and libraries for reliability of microservices.
• Conduct reliability experiments to identify failure scenarios.
• Build services ensuring optimal performance of microservices.
• Facilitate cross-team initiatives for reliability and security.
• Investigate production incidents and apply learnings to code.
• Research and develop design docs for future features.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks.
• Propose solutions for future-proofing cloud infrastructure.
• Participate in design meetings, hiring interviews, and code reviews.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in developing distributed web applications on JVM.
• Familiarity with asynchronous or reactive programming techniques.
• Strong understanding of concurrency, data structures, and distributed systems.
• Experience in large distributed cloud environments, ideally AWS.
• Disciplined coding practices and experience with code reviews.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience with RPC frameworks like gRPC is a plus.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP and HTTP 2 is a plus.
• Understanding of resiliency techniques and patterns.

Benefits

• Equity packages.
• Inclusive parental leave policy.
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing and social connection.
• Flexible leave options.