GL - Backend Developer - 0064

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join our dynamic product development team. This role is pivotal in enhancing and scaling our customer-facing website and registration flow, while also contributing to the robustness and scalability of our backend services. As a key member of a Scrum team working in two-week sprints, you will help deliver seamless, reliable, and scalable solutions that directly impact the experience of our families and partners. Your expertise will enable the team to innovate across the platform, ensuring high availability and performance as we grow.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance new and existing features for our website and registration process, ensuring a smooth and engaging user experience.
• Scale backend services to support new feature requests and accommodate a growing user base, focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Improve the reliability and availability of our platform and services, proactively identifying and resolving issues to minimize downtime.
• Maintain and optimize existing backend services, ensuring they meet evolving business and technical requirements.
• Design, expose, and maintain APIs and services for external consumption and partnerships, facilitating seamless integrations.
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Write and maintain a comprehensive suite of unit, integration, and end-to-end (E2E) tests to ensure code quality and system reliability.
• Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply lean startup principles and the build / measure / learn process to iterate quickly and deliver value efficiently.

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