Staff Backend Engineer (Java)

TL;DR

Staff Backend Engineer (Java): Develop and maintain backend services for mobile applications with an accent on distributed systems, scalability, and cross-team collaboration. Focus on designing new functionalities, improving resource usage, delivering to production, and owning code in production.

Location: Hybrid in Buenos Aires

Compensation: $126K

Company

Tech company developing backend services integrated with mobile applications and supporting user-facing features.

What you will do

• Design and implement new functionalities for mobile applications, collaborating with product, mobile, platform, and backend teams.
• Improve existing systems by fixing bugs, optimizing resource usage, and ensuring scalability.
• Deliver code to production and features to users frequently and incrementally.
• Develop tooling to enhance development practices.
• Participate in code reviews to improve code and product quality.
• Own your code in production and work with CX team on user issues.

Requirements

• Experience running distributed systems in production.
• Strong cross-team collaboration skills in a highly cross-functional environment.
• Beginner’s mindset with eagerness to learn and understand.
• Ability to own and solve problems independently.
• Willingness to work on open issues and adapt to various needs.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthcare bonus.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Focus on long-term contributors with product sense.

Hiring process

• Silver Screening Interview.
• Silver Technical Interview.
• Client Screening Interview.
• TakeHome Challenge.
• System Design Interview.
• Behavioral Interview.