Senior Software Engineer: Distributed Systems & API Design

Forterra; East Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development stipend

401k retirement savings plan

Company match

Equity

Job summary

Forterra, headquartered in California, is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join its team in East Palo Alto. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in CS or Engineering and has 4+ years of professional software development experience.

You should be proficient in modern programming languages and have strong knowledge of distributed systems and API technologies. You will design APIs, build scalable services, and contribute to system integration, data modeling, and technical

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• At least 4 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages and a strong understanding of distributed systems and API technologies are required.

Skills

API design

Distributed systems

Software engineering

Data modeling

Technical documentation

Debugging

Testing

System integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

C++

Rust

Go

Python

gRPC

REST

Protocol buffers

Linux

Job description

Forterra, headquartered in California, is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join its team in East Palo Alto. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in CS or Engineering and has 4+ years of professional software development experience.

You should be proficient in modern programming languages and have strong knowledge of distributed systems and API technologies. You will design APIs, build scalable services, and contribute to system integration, data modeling, and technical