Go Developer (E-commerce platform)

Our client is an American online retailer of prescription glasses and sunglasses, based in New York City. The company primarily sells products through its website.

At company, we’ve proven that businesses can scale, be profitable, and do good in the world—and now we’re searching for a motivated Backend Engineer to help us continue our mission.

In this role, you will be responsible for creating world-class software applications that power client day in and day out. We build most of our technology in-house (think: e-commerce systems, business systems, and everything in between).

Our ideal candidate is a great collaborator with the technical chops to oversee a product’s lifecycle while keeping code quality top of mind. If you’re a motivated software engineer who takes your work seriously—but not yourself—you may be just what we’re looking for. Read on!

• Design and develop world class backend applications that power our iconic business;
• Collaborate with product teams to deliver world-class technical solutions to drive business value and meet stakeholder needs;
• Tackle challenges of scale though solid engineering practices and creative problem solving;
• Ensure your products are resilient and meet well-defined service level agreements with client stakeholders;
• Participate in code reviews and help maintain high standards of code quality;
• Exceed quality expectations through a strong test-minded approach at every step of the SDLC;

• Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience;
• 5 years of experience in professional software development;
• Expert at building webscale applications;
• Proficient in Python or GoLang;
• Proficient in Databases and Data Modeling;
• Proficient in API design and standards;
• Proficient and open-minded communicator (over email, in person, via carrier pigeon!);
• Proficient in agile work processes—you’re comfortable breaking down large pieces of work to deliver value incrementally;
• Proficient in unit, integration, load, and other forms of application testing;
• Proficient in system & process documentation;
• Demonstrated ability to deliver software projects with a high level of autonomy;
• You are not on the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE);

Extra credit:

• Experience with GraphQL;
• Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure;
• Familiar with web and mobile native application (iOS, Android) development;