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Deep Origin · 3 months ago

Lead Backend (NodeJS) Engineer - Onsite

positionSouth San Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date7+ years exp

Deep Origin is a company focused on reinventing the way scientists work and life science innovations come to life. The Lead Backend Engineer will be a key member of the software engineering team, responsible for designing and developing large-scale systems and integrating with key partners.

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Responsibilities

Designing and developing complex, large-scale systems
Writing APIs that integrate with various cloud providers and partners
Ownership in key software feature areas and their architectural design
Software implementation with a high level of independence and impact

Qualification

NodeJSTypeScript/JavaScriptSystem designRelational databasesNoSQL databasesKubernetesCloud infrastructureProblem-solvingTeam collaborationOwnership

Required

7+ years of experience designing, building, and operating complex, highly-scalable, distributed applications and systems
3+ years of hands-on software development experience with TypeScript/JavaScript/NodeJS
Experience with both relational databases (e.g. Postgres) and NOSQL (e.g. MongoDB)
Knowledge of Kubernetes and Cloud infrastructure/deployment tools (specifically with cluster operations and operators)
Has built platforms from an early stage
Has scaled platforms to handle many users (10,000+ DAU)
Has extensive system-design experience
Has experience designing systems with complex data-sets/relations
Has experience working with distributed systems/platforms
Thinks about architecture first and how the code fits in second
Has experience working with/implementing a multi-tenant system
Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive
Ability to work both independently and on the team
Experience working in high-energy startups with fast product delivery mechanisms

Benefits

Competitive salary
Benefits
Equity

Company

Deep Origin

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Deep Origin is a biotechnology company that offers a platform for life sciences R&D.
dateFounded in 2021
location
South San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.deeporigin.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$29.41M
2024-03-13Undisclosed· $29.41M

Leadership Team

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Michael Antonov
Chief Executive Officer
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