Senior Backend Engineer

3 weeks ago


New York, New York, United States Back Market Full time

New YorkBUREAU OF TECHNOLOGY b2c services /PERMANENT CONTRACT (FULL-TIME) /HybridBack Market is the world's leading refurbished electronics marketplace with a team of 650 people, powering operations in 21 countries (and counting).

Named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2019 and again in 2021, our mission is simple:

empowering people to consume tech sustainably by offering folks a high quality, accessible, and more eco-friendly alternative to buying new electronics.

Why? Refurbished tech helps lower our collective environmental impact.

We have indeed contributed to avoid the production of more than 1,000,000 tons of CO2e worldwide since our launch in 2014.

Be part of an exciting and growing international adventure that will change the way the world consumes tech.
Back Market is building their first engineering team in NYC We are looking for passionate team members to join our office of 40
people in Union Square, and a 250
engineering team worldwide.

This will be a mobile app focused team whose mission is to help us spread the word about refurbished tech to save the planet and your wallet at the same time.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to play a pivotal role in our strategic app-first approach to the US market.

Our goal is to enhance user engagement by accelerating the development of innovative features and optimizing the overall app experience.

As one of two backend engineers in our first US-based engineering team, you will work with two iOS engineers and an iOS tech lead/manager.

You will be at the forefront of our engineering efforts to create an amazing US customer experience for our service offering within our mobile application.

You will be instrumental in aligning, designing, and driving the architectural vision for our mobile platforms & app features as we work to be US first and app first in all that we do.

Your expertise in scalable, performant backend platforms, combined with your ability to make strategic decisions and communicate effectively across teams, will be key to driving the team's success.

You will work closely with the product manager and UX designer to ensure the right set of features, priority and impact at velocity are being designed and delivered.

You will participate in the Back Market backend community, partnering with others to continuously improve our practices.

What you will doWe are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us build & operate a set of efficient, highly cohesive, loosely coupled services with security, privacy -by- default,design to support the growth of the business.

You will be working in an agile build it and run it environment where engineering teams build, launch, monitor and support the product that they own.

We are looking for someone passionate about creating systems by producing clean, consistent and well-organized code, a team player interested in working with supportive colleagues and contributing to a learning and sharing environmentLead the backend effort in delivering high-quality user experiences, setting benchmarks for excellence and scalability, thereby propelling our app's capabilities and product cycle velocity.

Elevate the development of advanced app-first features, by emphasizing platform innovation, bridges, and actively building expertise within the backend engineering community at Back Market.

Collaborate with a cross-functional team of peers from various disciplines (iOS, Android, SRE, Backend, Frontend, CyberSec, Data, etc.)
, to foster a culture of technical excellence and shared knowledge.

Take ownership & anticipate high impact technical projects, managing dependencies both internally and externally, to realize the engineering and product visions.

Drive the user experience forward by partnering with Product Managers & Designers, implementing scalable, resilient systems.
Architect robust and efficient code patterns, ensuring your team members hold the same standard.

Advocate for efficient testing methodologies, from unit and component tests to cutting-edge end-to-end practices, ensuring the highest quality and reliability of the features developed.

Collect, explore and monitor the right data, utilizing tools like Datadog to track performance, errors, and core functionality, Big Query to gain data insights, and implement strategies to prevent regressions.

Required skills and experience5

years of Python, Go or other backend engineering experienceTrack record of strong technical leadership on strategic projects, ability to turn high level requirements into concrete deliverables balancing scope with dates for on time deliveryTechnical expertise in building and scaling backend end services, with high traffic, weekly features delivery & resolving complex issuesExperience successfully operating in a microservices architectureHigh knowledge and advocacy of engineering best practicesProven track record for mentoring and developing engineersGood written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiencesOur technical environmentPython FastAPI frameworkGo SQLAlchemyCeleryGolangDjango (being phased out)DataPostgreSQLRedisKafkaRabbitMQBigQueryInfrastructureThis position has an estimated annual base salary range of $150,000 to $190,000, plus opportunities for equity.

Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to demonstrated skill set, years and depth of relevant experience, and some role-dependent factors.

We welcome direct conversations with each candidate about compensation in all of our initial calls.

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN US ? - An attractive salary that comes with equity options, health insurance, paid maternity and parental leave, 401K, commuter benefits, mental health support, and more,- Flexible working hours and hybrid models that let you choose which days you to work in the office and at home (because work-life balance is an individual right).


  • Professional development programs, internal mobility, and the opportunity to make your career what you want it to become.
  • A meaningful mission.
But also fun.
We're serious about changing the landscape of the electronics industry and we like to keep things spicy.

  • A booming scaleup:


we are rapidly growing in Europe, the USA and in Asia- Welcoming, safe, and inclusive working environment where everyone's opinion, differences, and backgrounds are heard and respected.

Back Market is an Equal Opportunity Employer which means we pledge to not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

.

If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please do not hesitate to discuss this with the Talent Acquisition Team.

Back Market is helping to address one of the biggest challenges of our time:
climate change.

We take this so seriously that we were awarded status as a Soci t Mission, or company with a social mission, by the French government.

We know we can't tackle a global problem without a globally representative team so we are committed to embedding diversity, equity and inclusion principles in every aspect of our organization.

But more importantly, being One Loving & Free Spirited Tribe is in our DNA as it is one of the five foundational values of our company since we got started way back in 2014.

We are committed to hiring and supporting diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

We know our lofty goals cannot be reached unless everyone has a seat at the table along with the resources and opportunity to grow.

.

Estimated Salary:
$20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.

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