Literati · 1 month ago
Senior Back End Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $150K/yr
4+ years expLiterati is a modern children’s book company focused on helping kids fall in love with reading at every age and stage. The Senior Back End Engineer will support back end systems for various products and internal operations, while also enhancing the infrastructure and collaborating with a team of engineers.
ChildrenContentPublishingSubscription Service
Responsibilities
Lead the full software development lifecycle from concept to deployment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to plan, design, and deliver robust and scalable solutions
Mentor and elevate the team's technical skills by conducting thorough and constructive code reviews, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to established best practices
Champion code quality and reliability by implementing comprehensive testing strategies, including automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and ensuring proper QA coverage
Drive technical excellence by leading initiatives to enhance software development processes. This includes improving system monitoring, logging, and proactively managing technical debt to ensure long-term health and stability of our codebases
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience defining and leading web application server architecture initiatives
3+ years of experience building applications using Python
3+ years of experience supporting a cloud hosting environment (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
Expertise in API and Data Model design
Proficiency with Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Bash, and related technologies
Strong communication skills to convey architectural perspectives and monitor implementations
Experience developing tests that ensure performance, quality, and scalability
Proven success delivering in an agile environment
Proficiency with tools such as Git, Shortcut/Jira, etc
Demonstrated leadership in engineering environments through operational excellence, best practices, and mentoring junior developers
Preferred
Experience with Literati's full tech stack (Python/Django, React, Kubernetes, Helm, etc.)
Ability to work with the product team and customers to define requirements to build out new features
Experience implementing and documenting engineering processes and standards
Any experience with PHP or Wordpress is nice as we have some pages on that platform, but it is not an expected part of this role
Benefits
Company equity
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401k
Short-term disability insurance
Parental leave
Employee assistance programs
Flexible work schedules
Flexible time off
Company
Literati
Literati provides educational subscription book services.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$56.95MKey Investors
FelicisShasta Ventures
2025-04-30Series Unknown· $4.95M
2024-05-22Series Unknown
2021-01-27Series B· $40M
Leadership Team
Jessica Ewing
Founder and CEO
Kelly Carroll
Founder & Creative Director
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