Senior Software Engineer II, Backend

LTK (formerly rewardStyle & LIKEtoKNOW.it); United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LTK is searching for a backend software engineer to join their Conversion team, focusing on developing scalable systems using Golang. This role emphasizes collaboration with product and engineering teams to ensure the innovative growth of LTK's digital marketing platform, requiring a deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud environments. Offering competitive compensation and benefits, LTK empowers its team members to achieve maximum success.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

401(k) with company matching

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Flexible PTO

Summer Fridays

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with building scalable distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of scalable, high-performance systems using Golang.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements.
• Continuously improve performance and reliability of systems.

Skills

Golang

Python

Java

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Data Modeling

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

DynamoDB

Cassandra

MySQL

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

LTK’s mission is to empower the world’s premium lifestyle Creators to achieve maximum economic success. We have a huge opportunity ahead of us and we’re looking for team members who want to create, innovate and disrupt an industry.

We empower our team members to drive innovation, create value, and continue to spearhead the creation of this industry — a game changer when it comes to career growth.

Location: USA-Remote

About the roleJoin the LTK Family! As a part of the Conversion team, you will help us on our mission to be the largest digital marketing platform powered by influencers. You will lead the efforts in daily active users by develop scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems using Golang and related technologies.

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code that adheres to best practices and coding standards.
• Write automated tests to ensure high code quality and reduce regression risks.
• Come up with feasible and practical solutions to tough problems.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues and provide timely solutions.
• Continuously improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of our systems.
• Drive tasks to completion and take ownership for your portion of projects.
• Work and succeed in a fast-paced and agile development environment.
• Identify and drive improvements to our software and development processes.
• Work with distributed teams across different time zones.

What you will bring to LTK

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• Degree: A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred, although relevant work experience can sometimes compensate for formal education.
• Experience with non-relational data stores such as DynamoDB or Cassandra.
• History of designing and building scalable distributed systems in a cloud environment.
• Experience writing services in Golang (preferred), Python, Java or equivalent.
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL
• Experience with AWS services such as ECS, Lambda, and RDS or equivalents
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or CircleCI.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code such as CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, databases, and web protocols (REST, HTTP, etc.).
• Having built scalable internal and public-facing APIs (REST, JSON, HTTP).
• Ability to model and conceptualize complex systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiar with knowledge of observability tools such as DataDog.
• Familiar with feature flags and A/B testing. #LI-JF

What we offer

• The opportunity to be part of the leading global company in creator commerce
• Competitive compensation and benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• 401(k) with LTK company matching
• Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance, Dental Insurance
• Paid Maternity Leave and Paid Paternity Leave
• Summer Fridays and Flexible PTO

About LTK

Founded in 2011, LTK is the global technology platform purpose-built to empower lifestyle creators to monetize their content. The full-service platform connects brands, creators, and shoppers with a world-class shopping app and trusted tools and technology that make content instantly shoppable. Today, premium lifestyle creators in 160+ countries drive more than $5 billion+ in annual retail sales through their LTK Shop profiles. More than 40 million consumers turn to LTK Shops in the LTK shopping platform each month to find inspiration and instantly shop the styles recommended by their favorite creators. More than 8,000 retailers and 1M brands partner with LTK to gain access to its global creator network for content that converts against performance-driven, cross-channel KPIs. LTK is headquartered in Dallas, TX, and currently operates on five continents.

Our mission

To empower the world’s premium lifestyle Creators to achieve maximum economic success.

Our values

• Here to win
• Commit to the journey
• Work well

Commitment to diversity

LTK believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We employ a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.

For US-Based Roles: We are not offering new sponsorships opportunities at this time for persons requiring employment visas, such as an H-1B;authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment.

Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our website or to personal email accounts of employees of LTK are considered the property of LTK and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

LTK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #LI-Remote

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