Cloud Backend Engineer

This is a brand new team, starting from the ground up to redesign and implement a new technology stack for an existing user-base in the Automotive Enthusiast industry. You will get a chance to help define team practices, Software Architecture, tools, and processes and be one of the foundational members!

The team will operate with a high degree of independence and focus on building a greenfield customer experience and APIs in the insurance and automotive enthusiast industry for one of our largest clients. Think of it as a well-funded startup inside a thriving business. The team will work towards a goal of replacing legacy applications service a wide array of customer-facing experiences.

You should have:

• Passion for software that is future-proof and sets an example for best practices
• Obsessed with developer experience and tooling
• Eagerness to share your experiences and opinions on how to build robust APIs and Services
• 4+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer building enterprise-scale and production-ready applications.

*denotes must-haves (or must learn it quickly)

Key experience:

1. Ability to take ownership of work items and help cultivate new ones with a Product-first mindset*
2. Exposure to GraphQL or REST API concepts and implementation patterns*
3. Experience with microservices & event-driven system architectures

Languages/frameworks

1. Node.js / TypeScript*
2. Infrastructure as Code tools (Serverless Framework, CDK, Terraform, etc.)

Tooling

1. AWS Cloud Services* (Lambda, DynamoDB or Aurora, API Gateway)
2. Familiarity with GraphQL ecosystem

To thrive as a member of our team, you must:

• Operate with an ownership mentality by taking initiative
• Able to operate remotely and independently
• Have excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Be able to operate for working hours within 2 hours of EST
• Be passionate about learning and improving the craft of Engineering