Staff Backend Engineer — APIs & Retail Integrations

Swiftly; United States; On-site; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiftly is seeking a Staff Engineer with a strong backend background to ship quality code quickly and integrate new retailer partners.

You will architect and implement backend services for APIs used by mobile and web clients, automate workflows, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to capture requirements and deliver scalable solutions. On-call duties and rigorous testing are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• 10+ years designing, building, and maintaining backend services.
• Strong Ruby on Rails expertise.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud IaC (AWS).
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and React frontend stack.
• Proven experience with Agile methodologies and test-driven development.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement backend services to support a rich ecosystem of APIs used by mobile and web clients.
• Automate manual processes to streamline internal and external experiences and workflows.
• Manage and collaborate with cross-functional teams to capture requirements.
• Configure, build, test, and deploy integration software solutions.
• Collaborate with solutions engineers and technical program managers to write technical design proposals and participate in and/or oversee code reviews.
• Write scalable tests, release plans, and end-user documentation to support our fast-growing organization.
• Resolve (diagnose, track, and manage) software integration issues.
• Deliver technical improvements and bug fixes.
• Work closely with the internal support team and business users to understand the business requirements and ideate new solutions.
• Provide recommendations for standard methodologies pertaining to integration design and development.
• Availability for on-call (about 10 days a month).
• Other related duties as assigned

Skills

Backend architecture

API design

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

On-call experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

AWS IaC

React

Git workflows

Job description

Swiftly is seeking a Staff Engineer with a strong backend background to ship quality code quickly and integrate new retailer partners.

You will architect and implement backend services for APIs used by mobile and web clients, automate workflows, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to capture requirements and deliver scalable solutions. On-call duties and rigorous testing are part of the role.