Senior Software Engineer, Backend

The role

A Senior Backend Engineer will build and scale the systems behind Posh's platform. You will design APIs and services, make architecture calls, and mentor engineers.

What you will do

• Build and maintain the services and APIs that power Posh's platform
• Take end-to-end ownership of backend systems from design through deployment and on-call
• Address performance and reliability issues as usage grows
• Instrument what you build and design security in from the start
• Build data models and pipelines for organizers and the business
• Contribute to design reviews and code review outside your immediate scope
• Mentor engineers earlier in their careers through code review, pairing, and direct feedback
• Participate in technical interviews and calibration

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Track record of shipping production systems in fast-paced environments
• Deep expertise in backend fundamentals: APIs, data modeling, distributed systems, event-driven architecture
• Proficient in technologies relevant to our stack (e.g., Java, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS or similar technologies)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and deploying containerized applications
• Has scaled systems operationally
• Pragmatic about technology choices
• Communicates technical tradeoffs clearly to engineers, product, and business stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience at a consumer, social, or marketplace company

Before you apply

• Please include links to your GitHub profile or a portfolio of past projects

About the company

Posh enables anyone to build an IRL community based on shared interests. The company has a team of 70 and 10M+ users.