Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform

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Based in the United StatesFull-TimeSenior
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Experience
5+ years
Required Skills
PythonGoDistributed Systems

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building and operating large-scale, mission-critical distributed systems.
  • Strong programming experience in Golang or Python, with a focus on clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
  • Proven experience designing and scaling API platforms and backend services in high-traffic environments.
  • Deep understanding of distributed system principles, including reliability, scalability, and performance optimization.
  • Experience with media delivery systems or optimizing content delivery pipelines is highly desirable.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in remote, cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to translate complex technical challenges into practical engineering solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical leadership within a team environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable backend services and API platforms that support listings, posts, comments, media, and other core data models.
  • Build and maintain highly reliable distributed systems capable of handling hundreds of thousands of requests per second with 99.999% availability.
  • Contribute to the evolution of a large-scale media delivery and optimization platform, improving performance and user experience globally.
  • Mentor and coach junior engineers, helping elevate code quality, system design capabilities, and engineering best practices.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define architecture, roadmap priorities, and technical solutions for scaling core infrastructure.
  • Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability through testing, observability, and clean engineering practices.
  • Partner with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and optimize API and media delivery pipelines across the stack.
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