What You’ll Achieve • Develop, release and run large-scale web applications • Develop and define the backend architecture and tech stack for a product area • Improve performance, reliability, scalability and security for our backend systems • Be involved in transitioning our monolithic codebase to a microservice-based architecture • Completely disrupt logistics by tackling bleeding-edge, technical problems About You • High-energy and confident - you’ll do whatever it takes to win • You’re an owner - driven, focused, and quick to take ownership of your work • Humble - you’re willing to get into the details and you’re open to feedback • Adaptable, resilient, and able to thrive in ambiguity - things change quickly in our fast-paced startup and you’ll need to be able to keep up! • Growth-minded - you’re eager to expand your skill set and excited to carve out your career path in a hyper-growth setting • Desire for impact - ready to take on a lot of responsibility and work collaboratively with your team Qualifications • B.S., M.S., or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent • 5+ years of industry experience • Prior experience working with backend tech stacks • Able to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources • Experience with service orientated architecture, writing REST API’s, unit testing, and architectural design • Expertise in web technologies such as Rails/Django and JavaScript frameworks • Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST) • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ)