About the role...

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Backend Engineer with extensive experience using statically-typed languages to join our lean engineering team in New York City. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend systems that power our applications. Your primary focus will be on leveraging your deep knowledge of systems-design to architect and build scalable and efficient backend solutions. Additionally, experience in DevOps and infrastructure management will be a valuable asset in this role.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance backend systems in our current .NET (v6), micro-service code base.
• Own the migration efforts to a new backend architecture, helping inform a greenfield tech stack, the migration strategy, and the execution of the migration over time.
  
• Report directly to the Head of Engineering - working together to design and architect new solutions and optimizations for existing code.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, mobile developers, and designers, to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
  
• Architect and implement secure APIs and web services to facilitate seamless integration between our micro-services and our internal app clients
  
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team as a whole, ensuring best practices, code quality, and adherence to project timelines.
  
• Optimize backend processes and infrastructure for maximum performance, scalability, and reliability.
  
• Identify and address potential security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and system inefficiencies.
  
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to streamline deployment pipelines, automate workflows, and ensure continuous integration and delivery.
  
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to backend development and .NET Core.
  

Requirements:

• Extensive professional experience in backend development, with a strong focus on statically-typed languages such as C#, Java, or Go.

• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and design patterns.
  

• Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservice architectures.
  

• Strong knowledge of database systems, SQL, and query optimization.
  

• Familiarity with AWS and deploying applications in a cloud environment.
  

• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including infrastructure management, continuous integration, and deployment automation.
  

• Proven ability to lead a team of engineers and drive successful project outcomes.
  

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail.
  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity compensation
• Flexible work hours and unlimited paid time off
• Hybrid remote work environment (we work out of our sister gallery space in the lower east side)