Senior Backend Engineer
Description For Senior Backend Engineer
CookUnity is a chef-to-you marketplace connecting talented chefs with consumers, revolutionizing meal delivery. We bring small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters nationwide, crafted by a diverse collective of all-star chefs. With over 100 inspired chefs from cities like NYC, LA, Austin, and more, our weekly subscription offers a wide range of hand-crafted meals to cater to various palates and dietary preferences.
As a Senior Backend Engineer at CookUnity, you will report to the Engineering Manager and work alongside a team of 4-5 engineers. You will be responsible for building and enhancing the backend services that power the CookUnity platform. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Frontend Engineers to develop scalable and reliable APIs and microservices, ensuring a seamless user experience across our product.
Our Backend Stack:
- Languages: Javascript, Typescript, Node.js
- Frameworks: NestJS, Apollo GraphQL
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Snowflake
- Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, DataDog, Segment
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable, performant backend services and APIs that serve millions of users.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate the backend logic into customer-facing features.
- Ensure high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front end.
- Contribute to maintaining a high level of availability and reliability of backend systems.
- Write efficient and reusable code, following best practices and design patterns.
- Actively contribute to the improvement of our architecture and the introduction of new technologies.
- Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
- Support on-call rotations to ensure uptime for mission-critical services.
Join CookUnity and be part of a team that's revolutionizing the meal delivery industry while empowering chefs and supporting local communities.
Responsibilities For Senior Backend Engineer
- Design and implement scalable, performant backend services and APIs that serve millions of users
- Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate the backend logic into customer-facing features
- Ensure high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front end
- Contribute to maintaining a high level of availability and reliability of backend systems
- Write efficient and reusable code, following best practices and design patterns
- Actively contribute to the improvement of our architecture and the introduction of new technologies
- Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers
- Support on-call rotations to ensure uptime for mission-critical services
Requirements For Senior Backend Engineer
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with a focus on backend development
- Proficiency in Node.js, GraphQL, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and TypeScript
- Strong experience with designing and building RESTful APIs
- Solid understanding of service-oriented architectures and microservices
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of best practices for security and scalability
- Familiarity with Agile development processes
- Experience with unit testing and integration testing
- Excited to work in a fast-paced startup environment and to take ownership of backend systems
Benefits For Senior Backend Engineer
- Get paid in USD, Crypto, Euro, ARS
- Work remotely: design the life that you want
- 15 days of vacation each year from the start date
- 16 fully paid Argentinean holidays
- Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises
- Family leave of 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid
- Customize the benefits that suit your needs
- Personalized English coach
- 5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
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