Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) - Stream processing

Jerry; Brampton; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing startup is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance driver safety through scalable backend systems. Join a talented team and help disrupt a $2T market while driving innovation. This role offers the chance to work on impactful projects that reach millions of customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in at least one core language (Java, Python, Go, JavaScript).
• Experience building stream processing applications.

Responsibilities

• Focus on non-functional requirements of backend applications.
• Oversee system design and architecture for scalability.
• Develop and optimize stream processing applications.

Skills

Problem Solving

Independence

Tools

Kafka

Flink

AWS

Job description

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Why us?

Jerry.ai is a fast-growing, pre-IPO startup on a mission to revolutionize the $2T car ownership industry in the U.S. With $240M in funding, 60X revenue growth in 5 years, and an ambitious plan to become a $10B company, we’re looking for driven individuals to help scale our product.

2024 was a milestone year for Jerry.ai. We delivered nearly 50% year-over-year revenue growth while reaching profitability for the first time in our history.

Join a talented team with leaders from NVIDIA, Amazon, NerdWallet, ByteDance, Square, Meta, and more, and build one of the most exciting startups in the industry.

And we're just getting started! Our growth is driven by forward-thinking technology; Harvard Business Review covered the success of our chatbot less than a year after its launch and Jerry.ai is gaining recognition in discussions about GenAI, such as a Forbes article.

About The Opportunity

We are seeking a purpose-driven Senior Backend Engineer to work on a critical, stealth project on our DriveShield team to enhance driver safety and make a real-world impact on the lives of millions.

You will play a key role in building scalable and high-performance backend systems that power Jerry.ai’s explosive growth. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the team that helps us grow from 5M to 50M customers and disrupt a $2T market while driving innovation at scale.

How you will make an impact

• Focus on non-functional requirements of backend applications, including service availability, scalability, reliability (fault tolerance), and possibly observability and security.
• Oversee system design and architecture to ensure robust and scalable solutions.
• Develop and optimize stream processing applications using Kafka and Flink.
• Profile and optimize application performance.
• Collaborate with data scientists to deploy and integrate models in production.
• Handle data processing, sanitization, validation, and data QA.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in at least one core language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript).
• Expertise in Kafka, Flink, and AWS.
• Experience building stream processing applications.
• Knowledge of system programming.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and independence.
• Track record of shipping products and features quickly.
• Startup experience at a high-growth company (nice to have).
• Bonus: experience with geospatial data.

While we appreciate your interest, only applicants under consideration will be contacted.

Jerry.ai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our application process. Contact us at [e-mail] for assistance.

About Jerry.ai

Jerry.ai is America’s first super app to simplify car ownership, redefining how people manage owning a car. Backed by AI and machine learning, we automate and personalize car ownership and maintenance services. We serve over 5 million customers and are continuously innovating in the space.

Founded in 2017, we have raised over $240 million and are committed to building a revolutionary product that disrupts a massive market.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and IT
• Industries: Software Development

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