TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Backend): Build and maintain scalable, reliable, and low latency backend services for one of the world's largest messaging platforms with an accent on message orchestration and callbacks. Focus on designing distributed event-driven systems, asynchronous programming, and ensuring service stability and performance.

Location: Remote - must be based in Ireland

Company

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What you will do

Design and develop scalable backend systems to handle increasing message volumes and evolving requirements.
Maintain service stability and performance with a quality-first mindset, including production support and on-call duties.
Review code and improve team practices and processes.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to deliver messaging product features.
Contribute ideas and improvements across teams.
Monitor service level objectives, address incidents, and prioritize improvements.

Requirements

Must have 8+ years experience in backend development with Java or C#.
Strong knowledge of RESTful service implementation and asynchronous programming.
Experience with Docker, containerization, and ideally Kubernetes.
Experience building and operating distributed, event-driven systems.
Strong communication skills for collaboration across teams.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

Experience specifically with Java.
Experience with AWS services such as DynamoDB, SQS, EKS, EC2.
Experience with Kafka and Terraform.

Culture & Benefits

Competitive pay and generous time off.
Parental and wellness leave, healthcare, and retirement savings program.
Remote-first work culture with global inclusion.
Opportunities for knowledge sharing and professional growth.
Support for volunteering and community impact.