Senior Backend Engineer

Grid

Oakland (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

$1,500.00 professional development budget

Fitness/Wellness reimbursement

Internet reimbursement

Home Office $1,000.00 stipend

Unlimited PTO with manager approval

Mental health days off

Annual company offsite

Job summary

A technology company in California is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to build robust integrations and develop APIs in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience, is proficient in TypeScript and JavaScript, and has a strong background in relational databases and microservices. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including unlimited PTO, professional development budget, and a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

7+ years of full-time experience as a Software Engineer.
Strong experience with relational databases including schema and query design.
Proven track record for integrating with external APIs.

Responsibilities

Build robust integrations with 3rd party APIs.
Develop mature APIs and microservices adhering to REST principles.
Write strong unit and integration tests.

Skills

Proficient in TypeScript

Proficient in JavaScript

Experience with relational databases

Node.js understanding

Experience with external APIs

Microservice development

Background job processing

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

NestJS

PostgreSQL

TypeORM

RabbitMQ

Redis

Git

Job description

About Grid

We founded Grid to design future-proof solutions for financial firms and startups struggling to keep pace with the breakneck advance of fraud tactics. A new player in the fraud prevention space with deep roots in financial business management, we came by our mission the hard way.

After our consumer business fell victim to one of the infinite variations of fraud, our co-founders set out to create a platform that’s more of a fortress than a tool — saving our clients millions in annual revenue and a ton of restless nights. The result? A fraud prevention platform that integrates multiple data providers into a single, powerful solution designed for rapid deployment and ease of use.

About the Role

Build robust, fault-tolerant integrations with 3rd party APIs that have little to no or poor documentation.
Create sophisticated background processing pipelines that are also fault-tolerant.
Develop mature APIs and microservices that adhere to RESTful principles that are used by paying clients in production.
Write strong unit and integration tests that ensure the code quality of your work.
Investigate client issues and service disruptions that require a deep dive.
Translate high-level requirements into a system design update and new data model while collaborating with clients and team members through requirements gathering and discovery.
Evaluate the pros and cons of high level architectural choices as well as lower level design decisions required within an existing application.
Work autonomously and make system design decisions that are resistant to change leveraging your experience.
Deeply invested in your work and client happiness.
Mentor junior to mid level engineers while also holding them accountable.

About You

7+ years of full-time experience as a Software Engineer
BS in Computer Science or commensurate experience
Proficient in TypeScript and JavaScript programming languages
Strong experience with relational databases including schema and query design, implementation, optimization, and ORM usage
Deep understanding of Node.js semantics (event loops, streams, events, etc)
Proven track record for integrating with external APIs
Full confidence in building a fault-tolerant and high-performant microservice
Experience with background job processing, queues, etc
History of scaling and optimizing performance of applications to support rapid growth

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