Remote Backend SDK Engineer for Open-Source DX

Ladders

United States

Remote

USD 146,000 - 200,000

Full time

29 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility
Occasional Bay Area team offsites
Exposure to open-source SDKs
Collaborative engineering team

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Backend Software Engineer, SDK to join a leader in the Enterprise Technology space. You will build and enhance developer-facing SDKs across platforms, improving performance, resiliency, and usability while shaping open-source contributions and best practices.

This remote US-based role offers exposure to open-source ecosystems, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and the opportunity to influence product roadmaps through high-quality library development.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with at least two programming languages from .NET, Go, Ruby, Python, NodeJS, or Java.
  • Demonstrable experience building libraries and packages for developers.
  • Strong fundamentals in computer science.
  • Experience with open-source software contributions.
  • Self-starter with problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance SDKs across multiple platforms.
  • Implement features to improve performance and resiliency.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams on major feature releases.
  • Maintain open-source repositories actively.
  • Identify improvements and advocate for best practices.

Skills

Two+ languages
Open-source contributions
CS fundamentals
Self-starter
Collaborative mindset

Tools

SDK development

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Backend Software Engineer, SDK to join a leader in the Enterprise Technology space. You will build and enhance developer-facing SDKs across platforms, improving performance, resiliency, and usability while shaping open-source contributions and best practices.

This remote US-based role offers exposure to open-source ecosystems, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and the opportunity to influence product roadmaps through high-quality library development.

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