Staff Engineer

Shipt

Birmingham, Alabama, US
Base: not specified; bonus/equity: eligible for an...
Hybrid
7+ years software development experience
Golang programming expertise
Postgres database management
This role serves as a pivotal technical leader defining the long-term strategy for Shipt's core enterprise platform and vendor integration ecosystem

Job Summary

  • This role serves as a pivotal technical leader defining the long-term strategy for Shipt's core enterprise platform and vendor integration ecosystem.
  • The successful candidate will architect highly available microservices using Golang, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka to support massive scale operations.
  • Shipt offers competitive compensation including discretionary vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, annual bonuses, and potential restricted stock units.

Matching Summary

This role serves as a pivotal technical leader defining the long-term strategy for Shipt's core enterprise platform and vendor integration ecosystem.

Salary

Base: Not specified; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for annual bonus and restricted stock units; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, discretionary vacation, paid holidays, sick leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years software development experience
  • Golang programming expertise
  • Postgres database management
  • Kafka message broker knowledge
  • Redis caching strategies
  • Distributed system architecture
  • Cloud environment deployment

Nice-to-have

  • Mentoring senior engineers
  • Security-first mindset
  • Data-driven engineering approach
  • Agile methodology experience
  • Google Cloud Platform familiarity
  • Strategic technical leadership
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of software development experience
  • Deep expertise in Golang and distributed systems
  • Proven ability to optimize performance at scale

Work Rights

Not specified

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