Senior Backend Engineer

Job description We’re looking for a top-tier Backend Engineer who has an eye for detail and is committed to delivering top-notch quality. You will play an integral role in developing and growing our flagship product - Setmore. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for crucial aspects of our product development and architecture. Working closely within a component team, alongside various specialists and business stakeholders, you'll be pivotal in shaping our NextGen engineering culture. You will be a key player in guiding decisions regarding architecture, engineering and design decisions for scheduling domain within Setmore. Roles and responsibilities Drive our efforts in designing Backend architecture. Develop new features in our stack. Write high-performing, clean code that is easy to test and maintain. Perform regular code reviews. Passionately pursue zero-defect code and support other developers to ensure that the deliverables exceed business expectations. Assist in defining and refining our internal standards, practices, and processes to continuously improve our outcomes. Champion performance, reliability, and security of our products and services across multiple devices and browsers. Refactor existing codebase to improve readability, maintainability, and performance. Act as a subject matter expert and support your colleagues. Regularly collaborate with other engineers, designers, QAs, and PMs. Create and maintain clear, accurate technical documentation to support effective collaboration and understanding across teams. Identify, troubleshoot and promptly resolve backend issues and bugs to ensure a smooth user experience. Job requirements Must have 7+ years of experience building scalable, maintainable and cross-platform web applications using modern technologies. Excellent working knowledge of backend technologies including Java 17, Spring Boot, RESTEasy, Node.js, Express, and Redis. Strong working knowledge of Design Patterns: REST API, and Messaging - Cloud Pub/Sub (or Kafka or Amazon equivalent). Strong experience working on the API design and integration, API versioning and change management, and proficiency in API design best practices. Proficiency in database technologies such as SQL and NoSQL databases, including strong understanding of ACID. Experience or certification with GCP. Committed to writing clean code and following software development best practices and standards. Experience in working on high-traffic applications. Experience with microservices architecture. Experience in working with distributed systems. Experience with CI/CD systems. Experience dealing with performance and optimisation problems, particularly at large scale; must have a demonstrated ability to diagnose and prevent these problems. Experience in working on at least a few different products with different objectives, limitations and challenges and flexibility in figuring out the best approach. Experience in refactoring code to improve the design and structure of the product. Ability to be an individual contributor and a proactive team player based on the requirements of the hour. Ability to navigate the challenges and maximise the opportunities that arise while working in a remote environment with diverse global teams using various modes of communication and information sharing. Committed to collaborating to solve problems together with empathy and creativity. C1 level of English language proficiency (both written and verbal). Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and / or organisational problems. Experience in mentoring and training junior engineers. Good to have Experience with GitHub Actions. Experience with Gradle. Knowledge of booking/ scheduling domain or experience working on related products. Working experience in SaaS products. Experience in building product from scratch. Why choose FULL? Do you want to work on a product that has transformed the lives of over 60,000 global users? Setmore, ranked as one of Forbes's top 7 scheduling apps, helps businesses grow and thrive. With more than 6 million monthly appointments, we make scheduling dreams a reality; irrespective of the business size. This is your chance to change the scheduling world with us! About us We are a Portland-based SaaS product company on a mission to empower businesses to work from Anywhere. Our global team of engineers, designers, testers, product experts, customer experience associates, and marketers come together to create a better way to work. Our products and services help businesses to be more productive, flexible, and scalable. Together, we can change the way the world works! All done! Your application has been successfully submitted! Other jobs