Senior Backend Engineer
4 Hours ago • 5 Years + • $180,000 PA - $250,000 PA
Backend Development
Job Description
This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on complex distributed systems and have deep experience with backend APIs, relational databases, and event-driven architectures. You’ll build high-performance, reliable solutions across cloud-native platforms and global infrastructure for a fast-scaling, commerce-driven company.
Good To Have:
- Experience with payment processors (e.g. Stripe) and billing systems
- Experience with Kubernetes, or containers
- Experience building and operating data infrastructure (Kinesis, Airflow, Kafka, etc)
Must Have:
- Identify, design, and develop foundational backend services that power Fal's commerce platform
- Partner with product teams to understand functional requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs
- Write clear, well-tested, and maintainable software and IaC for both new and existing systems
- Analyze and improve the robustness and scalability of existing distributed systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure
- Conduct design and code reviews, create developer documentation, and develop testing strategies for robustness and fault tolerance
- 5+ years of experience in building large scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems and API microservices
- Expert-level programmer in Python, Go, or Rust
- Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
- Proficiency in writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Proficiency in version control practices and integrating IaC with CI/CD pipelines
Perks:
- Interesting and challenging work
- Competitive salary and equity
- Employee-friendly equity terms (early exercise, extended exercise)
- A lot of learning and growth opportunities
- Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance to San Francisco
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
- Regular team events and offsite
This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on complex distributed systems and have deep experience with backend APIs, relational databases, and event-driven architectures. You’ll build high-performance, reliable solutions across cloud-native platforms and global infrastructure for a fast-scaling, commerce-driven company.
Responsibilities
- Identify, design, and develop foundational backend services that power Fal's commerce platform
- Partner with product teams to understand functional requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs
- Write clear, well-tested, and maintainable software and IaC for both new and existing systems
- Analyze and improve the robustness and scalability of existing distributed systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure
- Conduct design and code reviews, create developer documentation, and develop testing strategies for robustness and fault tolerance
Requirements
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience in building large scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems and API microservices
- Expert-level programmer in one or more of Python, Go, Or Rust
- Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
- Proficiency in writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Proficiency in version control practices and integrating IaC with CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with payment processors (e.g. Stripe) and billing systems a plus
- Experience with Kubernetes, or containers a plus
- Experience building and operating data infrastructure (Kinesis, Airflow, Kafka, etc) a plus
What we offer at fal:
- Interesting and challenging work
- Competitive salary and equity
- Employee-friendly equity terms (early exercise, extended exercise)
- A lot of learning and growth opportunities
- We offer visa sponsorship and will help you relocate to San Francisco.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
- Regular team events and offsite
Compensation:
- $180,000 - $250,000 + equity + comprehensive benefits package
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