Boston Hybrid Backend Engineer — US Growth Squad

Blink - Employee Experience Platform; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous equity allocations

20 days leave + public holidays

401(k) plan

Private health insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Additional time off between Christmas and New Year

Social events

Job summary

An innovative tech company seeks a Backend Engineer to enhance its platform's backend infrastructure in Boston. The role involves designing and building technical solutions, collaborating with a cross-functional team, and ensuring code quality and performance. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in a JVM language like Scala, a deep understanding of SQL and transport protocols, and excellent collaborative skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and impactful benefits to support employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a JVM language, preferably Scala.
• Passion for scalable, distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of SQL and relational database concepts.
• Proficient in transport protocols like RESTful concepts and gRPC.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions on Blink's backend infrastructure.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Collaborate with other engineers and refine development tooling.
• Debug and optimize application performance.
• Support customer-facing teams with backend assistance.

Skills

JVM language experience (Scala preferred)

Understanding of SQL and relational databases

Knowledge of transport protocols (RESTful, gRPC, WebSockets)

Collaborative skills

Process improvement mindset

Tools

AWS

Aurora MySQL

Kafka

GitOps

Job description

An innovative tech company seeks a Backend Engineer to enhance its platform's backend infrastructure in Boston. The role involves designing and building technical solutions, collaborating with a cross-functional team, and ensuring code quality and performance. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in a JVM language like Scala, a deep understanding of SQL and transport protocols, and excellent collaborative skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and impactful benefits to support employee well-being.