Senior Backend Engineer

Apollo.io

Remote
Remote
Design and implement scalable backend endpoints
Gather product requirements and write design docs
Lead full lifecycle of software development
Apollo.io is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their remote team, focusing on developing scalable backend solutions as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-growing SaaS company. The role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement within a culture that values bold ideas and ownership

Job Summary

  • As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be a critical part of our growing company, working on a cross-functional team to implement best practices in technology, architecture, and process.
  • You'll have the chance to work in an open and collaborative environment, receive and give hands-on mentorship and have opportunities to grow and accelerate your career.
  • At Apollo, you strive for quality, and are obsessed with improving quality, automation, and squashing any bugs that sneak through.

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Apollo.io is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their remote team, focusing on developing scalable backend solutions as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-growing SaaS company. The role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement within a culture that values bold ideas and ownership.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • design and implement scalable backend endpoints
  • gather product requirements and write design docs
  • lead full lifecycle of software development
  • mentor others on best practices
  • communicate development progress to stakeholders
  • introduce new technologies and ideas
  • work effectively as part of a large global team

Nice-to-have

  • proactively identify areas of improvement
  • develop highly available and scalable services
  • deal with ambiguity
  • ownership of projects from start to finish
  • organized and able to plan large projects
  • creative and innovative problem solver
  • experience working in an agile startup environment

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of industry experience in backend development
  • at least 3-4 years in senior positions
  • developing large-scale applications
  • Experience developing distributed web applications
  • Experience with database modeling (SQL or NoSQL)
  • Experience with using and designing RESTful services
  • Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals

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