Staff Backend Engineer, City Storage Systems - Seattle

Description

• Platform: Develop robust APIs and developer tools to improve team efficiency and scalability.
• Product: Engineer backend services that support customer-facing applications and deliver seamless user experiences.
• Mentor junior engineers or take on leadership roles, depending on your seniority.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to maintain high-quality standards.
• Architect and implement scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Infrastructure: Build and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance systems to ensure operational reliability.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Changing the restaurant industry: You’ll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
• Ensure high system performance, reliability, and security.

Requirements

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Exposure to large-scale data processing or event-driven architectures.
• 10+ years of domain experience.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Leadership experience in team projects or mentoring roles.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in backend programming languages like Java, Python, Go, or Node.js.
• Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options)
• Collaborative environment: You will work with a talented and diverse team that values innovation and learning. You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you’ll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer’s success.
• Paid sick time
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
• Time Off policies
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement across engineering tracks, from individual contributors to leadership roles.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Pet insurance discount
• Discretionary vacation days
• Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030.
• Paid Bereavement leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance