Senior Back End Engineer

The role

You will design, build, and operate backend services for a news comparison platform. You will work within the backend chapter and Core Experience pod to improve observability, reliability, and performance.

What you will do

• Take ownership of customer-facing features and products.
• Engage in projects from conception and design to implementation and delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to refine solutions.
• Operate using lean and agile methodologies.
• Work with team members from various departments.
• Communicate technical aspects to non-technical stakeholders.
• Design, build, and operate services.
• Improve observability, reliability, and performance.

Required qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience with TypeScript, including Async/Await syntax
• At least 3 years of experience with NodeJs
• At least 3 years of experience with Relational Databases
• Strong desire to learn and progress as a developer
• Ability to think critically and make informed decisions
• Knack for writing efficient and scalable code, and for recognizing bad patterns to avoid
• At least some of experience with ElasticSearch, Redis/Valkey or similar caching system
• A track record of shipping and scaling reliable services for a successful consumer product
• Experience planning and executing rollouts safely, including monitoring stability and mitigating risk

Nice to have

• MySQL/Postgres ideally for Relational Databases

Benefits

• Freedom to work remotely

About the company

Ground News is a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources and read between the lines of media bias. The company is based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.