Principal Backend Software Engineer

Feathr; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Health/dental/vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

Extended Winter Break

Parental Leave

Wellness Reimbursement Credit

Home Office Stipend

Professional Development Budget

Team hangouts and events

Job summary

Ascent360 is seeking a Principal Backend Software Engineer to contribute to our SaaS platform. This fully remote position offers a competitive salary range of $145,000 to $165,000, plus a bonus of up to 12%. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in software development, particularly in SaaS environments, with skills in Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Python. The role includes owning code from planning through maintenance and collaborating with the Product Engineering team for technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software development, focusing on SaaS products.
• Expertise in large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience in shipping complex software to real users.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend software solutions for various projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements.
• Monitor and maintain production systems.

Skills

SaaS development

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Redis

Python

AWS services (EC2, EKS)

CI/CD

Job description

Location

USA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Product Engineering

Principal Backend Software Engineer

Compensation Range: $145,000 - $165,000 base, and a bonus potential of up to 12%

Benefits: Fully remote, Health/dental/vision insurance, Company Holidays + Winter Break, Paid vacation + sick time off

Your Work

Feathr’s SaaS platform is critical to the value we deliver to our clients. Feathr’s Principal Engineers help us grow and maintain the technical components that allow us to meet our diverse customer base's advertising, marketing, and web analytics needs. A Principal Engineer at Feathr has demonstrated interest in and proficiency in web development.

You will work under the direction of the Associate Director of Product Engineering on backend software development projects. Engineers at Feathr own their code from planning to maintenance to retirement - you will work with internal and external stakeholders to develop requirements and design technical solutions, collaborate with your engineering colleagues to implement those solutions, deploy and monitor your changes in production, and address issues as they are identified.

Your Experience

• 6+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on SaaS products.
• Expertise in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
• Professional experience owning a process that includes shipping a complicated piece of software to real users.

Your Technical Skills

• Working with both synchronous and asynchronous environments.
• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, and Python.
• Experience with Advanced ElasticSearch APIs.
• Expertise in MongoDB Queries and Aggregations, as well as regular maintenance.
• Expertise in AWS infrastructure and services (EC2 and EKS at a minimum).
• Experience with self-hosted Drone CI/CD.

Your Qualities

• Patience and determination to work through complex technical troubleshooting obstacles.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and manage relationships with internal and external partners.
• Constantly look to hone your craft and share what you learn with your colleagues.
• Service-oriented team player who is here to achieve success for Feathr, The Product Team, and yourself.
• Pragmatic and customer-oriented - you are building software to help customers, not for the sake of building software.
• Comfortable adapting to quickly changing conditions. You might be working on one project but need to context switch to another unexpectedly during a critical outage.
• Careful, detail-oriented approach to building software - ask questions first and write code later.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Your code solves immediate problems while building a sustainable system that lasts into the future.
• Understand how to ingest and transform event streams from a variety of sources.

Your Day

• Plan and iterate over the product development lifecycle.
• Work alongside other Product Team engineers to design and develop features.
• Break down complex technical challenges into manageable work components, ensuring clear deliverables.
• Receive feedback on your code and features and iterate.
• Collaborate with members of other departments to ensure technical solutions meet the company's business interests.
• Ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of Feathr’s data and operations.

Compensation

Starting salary for this position is $145,000 annually depending on experience and credentials, with the potential to earn an additional 12% of base salary.

Location

This position is Remote to candidates located in Eastern and Central time zones or with the option to work from our headquarters in Gainesville, FL. If you aren’t familiar, Gainesville is a hip, mid-sized city with a highly innovative population and an attainable standard of living.

Benefits & Perks for full-time employees

• Fully remote
• Full vision, dental, and ~99% health insurance for employees
• Sick time off
• Vacation time off
• Extended Winter Break
• Parental Leave
• Wellness Reimbursement Credit
• Home Office Stipend
• Professional Development Budget
• Team hangouts and events

Feathr is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. So, however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, if you think you’d drive value in this position, please apply.