Senior Backend Engineer - Pulse - Remote

Overview

Are you passionate about innovating at the intersection of technology and personal security? At Pindrop, we recognize that the human voice is a unique personal identifier, increasingly susceptible to sophisticated fraud, including the threat of deepfakes. We're leading the way in developing cutting-edge authentication, fraud prevention, and deepfake detection. Our mission is to provide seamless and secure digital experiences, safeguarding the most personal aspect of our identity: our voice. Here, you'll be part of a team driven by values of Innovation, Customer Advocacy, Excellence, and Impact. We're not just creating a safer digital landscape by fortifying trust and integrity with those we serve, we’re also building a dynamic, supportive workplace where your contributions make a real difference.

In Short

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and monitor high-performance services and APIs.
• Develop applications in Golang and Python on top of a modern cloud focused platform.
• Develop and maintain services using AWS native products such as Kinesis, DynamoDB, and S3 as well as GCP native products.
• Deliver production ready code from start to finish.
• Review code to maintain quality with an eye towards performance, scale, and security.
• Work in a cross-functional environment, composed of software engineers, test engineers, research scientists, and product managers.
• Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
• Contribute to improving software engineering best practices.
• Part of On-call rotation with night/weekend work required.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of software development experience.
• Experience with designing and implementing highly scalable cloud based APIs.
• Experience with multiple programming languages such as Python and Go.
• Expertise in Data Structures, Algorithms and Concurrency.
• 2+ years of experience in DevOps practices towards deployment of SaaS services, including hands on experience with Jenkins, Github Actions, implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, as well as experience with managing and maintaining applications in a multi-container environment, such as Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of different Data Storage technologies such as Redis, MySQL, etc.
• Knowledge of Docker and container orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes.
• Experience developing and maintaining services using AWS native products such as Kinesis, DynamoDB, and S3.
• Linux Proficiency.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including equity for all employees.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).
• 4 company-wide rest days in 2024 where the entire company rests and recharges!
• Remote-first culture.