Senior Software Engineer-Backend

• Lead engineering initiatives to deliver innovative and high quality products.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, customer support, ops, AI and business teams to define, deliver, and support software that meets customer needs.  

• Contribute to design and implementation of the overall web architecture.

• Develop and manage highly reliable and scalable databases. Did we mention we have about 37 trillion data points? We continue to gather about 192 billion data points per week!

• Hire, train and develop top engineering talent from India to carry on the engineering culture we’ve built so far. 

• Code and design reviews with team members. Create thorough documentation.
   

What would you need?

• 5-10 years of proven work experience developing highly performant applications and services utilizing any web framework.

• Deep expertise in Object Oriented Design using more than one programming language like Python, Ruby, C#, Java, PHP, Go, TypeScript, Node.js, etc.

• Proficiency with at least one relational database (e.g., Postgres, MySQL) with experience writing efficient SQL queries, ideally on large databases.

• Exposure to microservices architecture and API design

• Excellent understanding of REST concepts.

• Exposure to modern SRE / DevOps practices

• Thorough understanding of user experience and product strategy

• Appreciation for clean and well documented code

• Understanding of messaging queue concepts and technologies, such as Active MQ, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, AWS SNS etc.

• Experience in writing automated unit tests

• Precise attention to details.

• Strong judgment and commitment to ethics 

• An eagerness to learn and adapt to different and new technologies.

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)

What could set you apart?

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

• Experience in collaborating with remote teams

• Communication: Strong writing and editing skills.

• Tech Stack: Prior experience with Ruby on Rails

• Attention to Detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing the task at hand, double checking for accuracy and quality on a consistent basis. 

• Problem Solving: Ability to operate as an effective and strategic thinker, navigating ambiguity and conflicts. Should be able to apply independent judgement and provide insightful analysis and solutions to the team. 

What We're About?

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.

• Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.

• Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.

• Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Pattern is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.