Senior Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

An overview paragraph about the job

In Short

• Drive the development and maintenance of a core platform for scientists and engineers to develop, deploy, and operate their algorithms and models.
• Deliver new Transforms platform features and enhancements to expand capabilities, connect to new data sources, increase scalability, and improve user experience.
• Design, implement, and test production backend web services in TypeScript.
• Support other engineering, science, and ML teams developing and operating their Transform-based solutions.
• Assist teams migrating their Transforms to new versions of the platform and adopting new features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Optimize and enhance the performance of existing platform services and features.
• Develop and promote best practices for software engineering, including code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on data or platform engineering, and backend web services.
• Demonstrated success in writing production backend web services in statically-typed programming languages such as TypeScript, Java, Rust, or Go.
• Openness to working primarily in a TypeScript and Node.js programming environment.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Familiarity with relational database design and application-level operations, including schema migrations. Experience with PostgreSQL is preferred.
• Strong experience building and running containers for production systems.
• Experience with container orchestration and storage on public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS), such as Kubernetes (GKE, AWS EKS), AWS ECS, and AWS Fargate.
• Demonstrated success in translating complex business requirements into technical design, with a track record of success in application design.
• Experience in systems monitoring and operational responsibility for platform production systems, including internal user support and/or on-call duties.

Benefits

• Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits, depending on the position.