Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior Software Engineer, Back End at Favor, responsible for building and maintaining scalable backend services within the Promotions and Engagement squad.

Key Responsibilities

Plan and execute development projects
Mentor engineers
Partner with cross-functional teams
Develop and deploy backend services
Update APIs and ensure RFC 7231 compliance

Technical Overview

Backend stack includes PHP, Scala, Kotlin, Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Elasticsearch; focuses on API design, testing, and deployment with attention to performance and scalability.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior back-end engineer with 5+ years of experience, proficient in PHP/Scala/Java ecosystems, comfortable with distributed systems, API design, and cloud, and able to mentor others in a high-growth startup.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of relevant software engineering experienceExperience developing solutions within a system architecture such as SOAEvent-drivenor n-tierAbility to design and build technical solutions without direct oversightAbility to read through code and identify areas that may lead to bugsAbility to write tests that cover most common use cases and code pathsUnderstanding of the performance impact of queries and ability to generate complex data structuresAbility to update existing APIs by adding endpointschanging responsesand handling errors following HTTP best practices according to RFC-7231Experience or familiarity with two or more of PHPScalaKotlinJavaMySQLPostgresKafkaDockerKubernetesTerraformAWSElasticsearchJUnitJenkinsFamiliarity with AI tooling is a plus

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience in a high-growth startupExperience with AI tooling

Tools & Platforms

PHPScalaKotlinJavaMySQLPostgreSQLKafkaDockerKubernetesTerraformAWSElasticsearchJUnitJenkins

Required Skills

5+ years of relevant software engineering experience; System architecture (SOAEvent-drivenor n-tier); Proficiency in PHPScalaKotlinJava; MySQLPostgres; Kafka; Docker; Kubernetes; Terraform; AWS; Elasticsearch; JUnit; Jenkins; Experience with RESTful APIs and HTTP RFC 7231; AI tooling familiarity a plus

Hard Skills

5+ years of software engineeringSOAEvent-drivenn-tierPHPScalaKotlinJavaMySQLPostgreSQLKafkaDockerKubernetesTerraformAWSElasticsearchJUnitJenkinsRESTful APIsHTTP RFC 7231

Soft Skills

Excellent written and verbal communicationMentoringTeam collaborationProblem solvingOwnership

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Develop and maintain backend services and data pipelines for the Favor platform

Role Subtype Backend Engineer

Tech Domains Java, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services

Keywords for Your Resume

senior software engineer back endfavorpromotions and engagementphpscalakotlinjavamysqlpostgreskafkadockerkubernetesterraformawselasticsearchjunitjenkinssoaevent-drivenn-tierrestful apisremotehybridstartupsengineeringbackend

Deal Breakers

Lack of 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience, Inability to work in a high-growth startup environment, No experience with two or more core languages/frameworks listed

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