Solutions Engineer / Backend

$140,000 - $160,000/Yr

Jobot - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Solutions Engineer / Backend role at a fast-growing tech startup in New York focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in backend development and a passion for solving complex technical challenges, particularly in search and AI projects using cutting-edge technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable backend systems.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Work closely with the DevOps team to automate and streamline our operations and processes.
• Use Elasticsearch to search, analyze, and visualize data in real-time.
• Develop and maintain data models, database schemas, data structures, and procedures.
• Leverage Linux environment for software application needs.
• Use PostgreSQL to ensure data remains consistent across the database.
• Write and maintain Python scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks.
• Utilize Bash scripting for various tasks such as file manipulation, program execution, and printing text.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven backend development experience of 3+ years.
• Strong experience with DevOps, Elasticsearch, Linux, PostgreSQL, Python, and Bash.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns.
• Knowledge of concurrency patterns.
• Experience with popular web application frameworks.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL databases and their declarative query languages.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Familiarity with continuous integration.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with benefits.
• Generous PTO.
• Bonuses.
• Opportunity to work on search and AI projects using cutting edge technologies.