We are looking for experienced backend engineers to join the team responsible for the core systems that power Front - a rules engine service that evaluates thousands of rules in milliseconds, a real-time inbox counter service that is fast and precise, and more. As you can imagine, this means a lot of responsibility and a tremendous amount of impact. The systems that you will work on need to be performant, scalable and reliable, all at once.
We are able to hire remotely in France, the UK, Ireland, and Poland.
What will you be doing?
Own key features or sub-systems of FrontCollaborate closely with product managers, product designers and other engineers to conceptualize, build and test new product featuresTroubleshoot and resolve bugs and issues across the stack, e.g. a stuck job in a message queue, a bug in our recipient suggestions serviceWhat skills and experience do you need?
Product mindset – we’re a product company on a mission to"advance how people work” 5+ years of industry experience working on backend systems at a large-scale internet service2+ years of working on software systems built atop Amazon Web ServicesFluency in a dynamic language like Javascript, Python, Ruby, or similarStrong track record of launching and delivering projects of significant complexity and high level of ambiguityExperience architecting, deploying and operating asynchronous work queues, high-volume storage systems, and high-throughput systemsUnderstand the trade-offs in employing different engineering solutions to a problem, valuing pragmatism over idealismAbility to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative, and high-growth environmentFull professional English proficiencyBonus
Experience working with a multi-data center setupExtensive experience in node.js, MySQL and memcached on AWSFront provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.