Backend Software Development Engineer II

5 days ago


Bellevue Washington, United States Jobs for Humanity Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Software Engineer II to join our team at Jobs for Humanity. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable software applications and systems that provide value to our end-users.

Key Responsibilities
  • Translate complex or ambiguous requirements into clean, maintainable, scalable, and well-documented code.
  • Design, develop, and maintain software applications and systems that provide value to end-users.
  • Implement and optimize algorithms, data usage, and cloud services for latency, availability, and cost.
  • Debug and troubleshoot software issues to ensure business continuity and a high bar for end-user experience.
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, security, scalability, and adherence to coding standards.
  • Write unit and integration tests, implement observability, and comply with best practices for builds and deployment to ensure the quality and reliability of our platform.
  • Provide live on-call support by participating in the team on-call rotation and owning production issues from root cause analysis to resolution to future prevention.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, design, security, compliance, etc.) to bring ideas to life.
  • Set and maintain high standards of technical excellence across the team.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help hire new talent to build a stronger team.
Requirements
  • At a minimum, a Bachelor's in CS or equivalent education, and either 3+ years of relevant professional experience or advanced degree such as a master's or PhD.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern development framework/language (e.g., Java, Python, Go).
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience leading projects from architectural design to production, while setting and maintaining high standards of technical excellence across your team.
  • Expertise in at least one area relevant to our cloud-based financial platform (e.g., fintech, distributed systems, databases, security, or front-end).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Typical qualifications for the role are 7+ years of relevant professional experience or a combination of work experience and advanced education.
  • Demonstrable ability to lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
  • History of leading significant technical initiatives and delivering impactful results.
  • Experience in building and scaling high-performance engineering teams.
  • Experience with live on-call and 24/7 operation of production services.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Experience with version control systems (Git), and DevOps practices like continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
  • Strong understanding of security best practices for building enterprise applications.
About Us

Jobs for Humanity is a company that values innovation, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to providing our employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. We offer a range of benefits, including opportunities to innovate in fintech, tools for personal and professional growth, an inclusive and diverse work environment, resources to invest in your community, and competitive salary and benefits.


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