Senior Backend Software Engineer

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience 4+ years of industry backend development experience Proficiency in common backend tech stacks for online service, storage, caching and data processing Proficiency in building GraphQL APIs and converting REST to GraphQL Experience owning large projects on a Platform team Experience in best practices for writing reliable and maintainable code Ability to keep up-to-date with new technologies Strong collaboration and communication skills Experience building & operating large scale distributed systems and/or networks Experience in Python, Java, C++, or Go or another language and a willingness to learn

Build out the backend for Pinner-facing features Partner with design, product, and backend teams to build end-to-end functionality Suggest new product ideas and features Employ automated testing to build features with a high degree of technical quality Design, develop, and operate large scale, distributed systems and networks Work with Engineering customers to understand new requirements and address them Actively work to improve the developer process and experience Contribute to and lead each step of the product development process, from ideation to implementation to release