Cloud Backend Engineer II - Scale a Global Marketplace

Poshmark; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Poshmark is seeking a Software Engineer II to join our Core Platform team and contribute to building reliable, high-performance backend systems that power our fast-growing marketplace.

This role offers hands-on experience with cloud-native services used by millions daily, collaboration with experienced engineers, and opportunities to grow technical leadership within a vibrant community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 2–4 years backend software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Ruby, Java, Python, or Go).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and caching or message-queue systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services that support Poshmark’s marketplace experience.
• Collaborate with peers and senior engineers to implement scalable, efficient, and maintainable systems.
• Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code following best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and learn from feedback to continually improve.
• Troubleshoot and fix issues across distributed systems in production environments.
• Contribute to improving development processes, tooling, and team workflows.

Skills

Backend development

CS fundamentals

Code reviews

Cloud basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Ruby

Java

Python

Go

Job description

Poshmark is seeking a Software Engineer II to join our Core Platform team and contribute to building reliable, high-performance backend systems that power our fast-growing marketplace.

This role offers hands-on experience with cloud-native services used by millions daily, collaboration with experienced engineers, and opportunities to grow technical leadership within a vibrant community.