Software Engineer III, Labels (Remote)

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Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in software development, with a strong foundation in building and maintaining highly available, scalable, distributed systems
• Experience in building and maintaining APIs, services, and databases
• Proficiency in server-side programming (e.g., Go, Python, Java, Ruby) and SQL databases
• Familiarity with server-side frameworks (e.g., Django, .NET, Spring, Rails, Phoenix)
• Strong understanding of software development principles, object-oriented programming, and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize backend applications for performance and scalability
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Clear communication skills to articulate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field (or equivalent experience)

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, test, and deploy software services with high SLAs and that can handle millions of requests a day
• Ensure scalability and maintainability through microservices adoption, decoupling of concerns and data model, queuing of jobs and application layering and container-based software distribution.
• Continue to build out and enhance our CI/CD pipeline for smooth and safe production releases via automated testing and verification.
• Verify and ensure performance and correctness of systems in response time and throughput.
• Design and maintain database schema for large scale and performant services
• Architect systems and refactor existing systems for optimal performance and reuse
• Participate in peer reviews and testing and contribute to automated test suites and in design reviews for new features, products, and systems
• Collaborate with business teams and provide early input to new product ideas and functionality
• Experience being on-call and able to respond quickly to system incidents
• Champion testing procedures and automation in support of vertical and horizontal scale.
• Assist with hands-on work in gathering business requirements, development, and verification.