Senior Software Engineer, Atlas Foundational Services

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Requirements:

• BSc or higher in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Strong theoretical background in Distributed Systems and/or Database Management Systems.
• At least 5 years of practical experience in Software Engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience building and operating scalable, distributed production systems in a compiled language (Java, C#, Go, Rust, etc.).
• Experience at mitigating and resolving outages or other high-impact events in production cloud environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• Ability to work backwards from business problems to technical solutions.
• Ability to break down complex technical problems and deliver solutions incrementally.

Responsibilities:

• Define requirements and scope of work for new software components or features in collaboration with peer engineers and other stakeholders.
• Lead the design and implementation of robust services and software components.
• Operate large-scale, distributed systems including root cause analysis of defects and mitigation in case of outages.
• Adhere to and improve engineering and operational best practices and processes for the team.
• Take ownership of software delivery, including setting and meeting milestones and stakeholder communication.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Live company core values and leadership principles.