Pura · 4 months ago
Staff Software Engineer (Platform Team)
Pura is a company reimagining fragrance for the future, combining smart home technology with premium scents. The Staff Software Engineer will lead technical efforts in building and scaling backend systems, mentor other engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions for customers.
Consumer ElectronicsInternet of ThingsMarketplaceSmart HomeSubscription Service
Responsibilities
Drive technical excellence across multiple teams
Mentor other engineers
Build reliable services used by millions of customers
Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders across the organization to deliver robust solutions that directly impact our customers
Qualification
Required
10+ years in backend engineering with demonstrated technical leadership experience
Ability to make pragmatic decisions about technical direction based on the needs of the business
Deep experience with cloud platforms and services (We use AWS), including architecture, deployment, and optimization
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (We use Docker and Kubernetes)
Deep expertise in various database technologies (We use Postgres, Redis, and DynamoDB)
Experience with observability, monitoring, and performance optimization at scale
Ability to effectively communicate complex technical details to stakeholders of varying technical backgrounds
Strong mentorship skills and ability to elevate the engineering team
Experience with CI/CD practices and infrastructure as code (We use GitHub and Terraform)
Preferred
Strong experience with Golang, Javascript, Typescript
Deep experience building and operating high-scale distributed systems
Experience with IoT systems or connected devices
Experience with distributed actor-based systems and/or libraries (dapr, akka, etc)
Experience with real-time data processing
Company
Pura
Keurig built a marketplace for coffee brands, Pura is doing that, but in home fragrance with the biggest brands people know and love.
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$4.4MKey Investors
Kickstart
2022-01-01Series Unknown
2020-02-20Seed· $4.4M
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