Postscript · 6 hours ago

Staff Backend Engineer, Messaging Platform

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$200K/yr - $230K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Architect, build, and maintain the core infrastructure across the platforms – messaging, data, and workflow

Maintain and create REST and gRPC APIS for external and internal customers

Define contracts between the platforms and enforce consistency in coding and data

Identify bottlenecks and points of scale and make recommendations on how to maximize throughput and efficiency, then lead the team to implement

Work closely with the Director of Engineering to create and evolve a technical strategy that brings Postscript to the forefront of the technical space we are in

Take ownership and get creative with your solutions, dive into bold ideas in order to achieve outstanding results

Contribute to the health of the teams you mentor through honest and direct feedback as we iterate and improve our technology

Guide your team to make optimal technical and infrastructure decisions, using POCs and new technologies to drive change

Mentor other engineers on best practices, standards, and learning opportunities

Be accountable for communicating transparently and proactively, defining scope, breaking down and estimating tasks, risk and change management

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