Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Information Technology
Our engineering team solves one of the most important problems of the modern economy – connecting great people with great jobs We believe this problem can only be solved with technology, and we developed a software platform that has supported over 100M job seekers to date (with 5M joining every month) We are looking for a backend engineer to help us build the next chapter of that vision We designed our R&D structure based on the empowered product teams model It means our teams are responsible for business outcomes and have autonomy in solving problems in the way that “customers love yet work for the business” (yes, we are heavily influenced by this and that)Our technology platform is a SaaS product hosted on AWS Our system is composed of hundreds of independent services orchestrated by KubernetesWe build most of our services in Java, Javascript (Nodejs), and Python We have a strong CICD culture, and we currently run 40 production deployments per engineer per monthWhat youll deliver: Contribute to a full life-cycle of the product (including problem discovery, prototyping, design, implementation, and measuring adoption)Build services with Java Nodejs (Express, Nestjs) on top of KubernetesAWSGCP infrastructureBuild developer-friendly RESTful APIsDesign and connect to our persistence layer (PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch)Collaborate with other teamsCompany DescriptionSmartRecruiters is a values-driven, global-minded, and well-funded tech employer on a mission to connect people to jobs at scale As a global leader in enterprise recruitment software, SmartRecruiters offers a cloud-based global Hiring Success platform that allows teams to attract, select, and hire the best talent 4,000 companies worldwide rely on SmartRecruiters to achieve hiring success—including brands like Bosch, LinkedIn, Skechers, and Visa—using recruitment marketing, CRM, AI, ATS, and a marketplace of 600+ connected vendors all within one scalable platformWe are proud to offer a collaborative, diverse, and remote-friendly work environment, as well as competitive salaries and generous equity We believe in promotion from within, so high performance can lead to upward mobility Needless to say, we make sure youre taken care of Our inclusive office environment welcomes and respects allSmartRecruiters enables Hiring Without Boundaries™ by freeing talent acquisition teams from legacy applicant tracking software SmartRecruiters next-generation platform serves as the hiring operating system for 4,000 customers like Bosch, LinkedIn, Skechers, and Visa Companies with business-critical hiring needs turn to SmartRecruiters for best-of-breed functionality, world-class support, and a robust ecosystem of third-party applications and service providersQualificationsExperience in designing, developing, and operating distributed systemsExperience in supporting end-to-end product lifecycle (from product discovery, solutioning, system design, implementation, production rollout, and optimization)While not strictly required we see most of our Senior Engineers have 5+ years of professional experienceDeep command of Java programming languageHands-on experience with TDD, clean code and clean architecture principles, and effective code reviewsStrong domain modeling skills – including refactoring existing domainsGood understanding of persistence layer designGood understanding of RESTful API designUnderstanding of distributed systems design (design for failure, eventual consistency, asynchronous communication, circuit breaking, timeouts, etc)Ability to coach and mentor other engineersExcellent collaboration and communication skillsStrong command of the English language, both written and verbal Experience in CICD would be a plus (running multiple deployments per day)Familiarity with AWSGCP and KubernetesDocker would be a plusAdditional InformationSmartRecruiters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics