Digital marketing tools for events & nonprofits
Principal Backend Software Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
14 days ago
Salary
$145K - $165K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Backend Software Engineer
Feathr
Role Description Feathr’s SaaS platform is critical to the value we deliver to our clients. Feathr’s Principal Engineers help us grow and maintain the technical components that allow us to meet our diverse customer base's advertising, marketing, and web analytics needs. A Principal Engineer at Feathr has demonstrated interest in and proficiency in web development. You will work under the direction of the Associate Director of Product Engineering on backend software development projects. Engineers at Feathr own their code from planning to maintenance to retirement - you will work with internal and external stakeholders to: - Develop requirements and design technical solutions - Collaborate with your engineering colleagues to implement those solutions - Deploy and monitor your changes in production - Address issues as they are identified Qualifications - 6+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on SaaS products - Expertise in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems - Professional experience owning a process that includes shipping a complicated piece of software to real users Requirements - Working with both synchronous and asynchronous environments - Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, and Python - Experience with Advanced ElasticSearch APIs - Expertise in MongoDB Queries and Aggregations, as well as regular maintenance - Expertise in AWS infrastructure and services (EC2 and EKS at a minimum) - Experience with self-hosted Drone CI/CD Benefits - Fully remote - Health/dental/vision insurance - Company Holidays + Winter Break - Paid vacation + sick time off - Parental Leave - Wellness Reimbursement Credit - Home Office Stipend - Professional Development Budget - Team hangouts and events Company Description As the Nonprofit Marketing Platform trusted by over 1,300 nonprofits, Feathr is purpose-built to help our customers unlock more results, time, and confidence. Feathr's software marketing platform equips nonprofits with the tools they need to build purposeful connections with their community and grow impact with confidence. We're working on building an amazing culture at Feathr, where amazing people (like you) can do their best work. If you're ready to grow and "help the helpers" you've come to the right place.
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