Sr. Back End Engineer

WayUp; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WayUp is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to manage infrastructure, create features, and make architectural decisions for scalable product development. Ideal candidates will have over 4 years of software development experience and strong skills in Django and Python.

This role offers the opportunity to lead projects and work in fast-growing domains like NLP and ETL processing. Join our team in New York, where we empower early-career professionals.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in software development or related field.
• Experience working on scalable backends.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of an end-to-end product.
• Collaborate on API development.
• Make strategic infrastructure decisions for scaling.

Skills

Software development

Object oriented programming

API development

Caching tech (NGINX)

Backend technologies (Django, Python, etc.)

Scalable architectures

Education

Bachelors and/or Masters in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Django

Python

Postgres

Redis

MongoDB

Job description

WayUp is the go-to platform for early-career professionals to explore opportunities, receive advice, and get discovered by employers.

Founded by Liz Wessel and JJ Fliegelman in 2014, WayUp is a mission-driven organization and has rapidly grown to 54 employees, is used by over 3 million recent grads & college students, and partners directly with over 13,000 companies.

Job Description

WayUp is at a pivotal point in its development. Now experiencing its most rapid growth to date, the company needs a Full Stack Engineer. We're looking for an experienced backend developer to join us to help create new features and manage our infrastructure. As we continue to expand and add new products, you will completely own your product and be empowered to make the major architectural decisions that go with releasing any product. Specifically, you will:

• Lead the design and development of an end to end product for launch later this year
• Collaborate with the team members on API development
• Address our growing need for scalable architectures, systems, and patterns
• Make strategic infrastructure decisions to prepare the site for scale
• Champion and spearhead our technical standards throughout our team
• Work on some interesting knowledge domains, which include:
• NLP
• ETL processing

Qualifications

• Bachelors and/or Masters in Computer Science/Engineering OR related field
• 4+ years in software development or related field
• Experience working on backends that are scalable, fault tolerant, well-documented and most importantly testable
• Experience with server monitoring/logging and triage tools
• Strong object oriented programming skills
• Experience with caching tech like NGINX
• Experience with technologies such as Django, Python, Postgres, Redis, MongoDB, etc.

Additional Information

Great to have:

• Familiarity with Django Rest Framework
• Experience with multiple ORMs
• Experience with message brokers and frameworks (i.e. RabbitMQ, Celery)
• Some front-end development experience, particularly with React/Angular

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.