Senior Backend Engineer

Rain Technologies Inc.
United States
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Candidates with backend engineering experience in distributed systems and API integration will find this hybrid role in New York City challenging and impactful.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of backend experience and a track record in building scalable systems
    — “You have at least 5 years of professional experience as an engineer”
  • Individuals who thrive in cross-functional environments and have a strategic mindset for product development
    — “looking for opportunities to contribute to our strategic thinking”
  • Engineers with a strong background in Go/Golang and experience in cloud technologies like AWS or GCP
    — “Proficient in backend languages: Go/Golang”

Things to consider

  • The interview process may take up to four weeks, which could be a long commitment for some candidates.
    — “Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete”
  • The role requires a hybrid work arrangement in New York City, which may not suit remote-only preferences.
    — “This position is hybrid in New York City”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with micro-services architecture and RESTful API design in your resume and interviews
    — “Design and implement reliable systems and applications in a fully distributed micro-services architecture”
  • Emphasize your ability to create reusable code and scalable libraries in your application materials
    — “Focus on creating reusable code and libraries that ensure scalability for future projects”
  • Showcase your proficiency with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Flink in your technical background
    — “Proficiency in message queuing systems such as Kafka (preferred), RabbitMQ, or Flink”
  • Demonstrate your experience in CI/CD frameworks like Gitlab CI or Github actions
    — “experience with CI/CD frameworks such as Gitlab CI and Github actions”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • designs and implements reliable systems
  • builds and maintains integrations
  • creates and maintains technical documentation
Typical background
backend developmentsoftware engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

API IntegrationsRestful API DesignMicroservices ArchitectureObservability Best PracticesRelease Management

Preferred

Serverless ArchitectureCi/cd Frameworks

Stack & domain

Backend DevelopmentAPI IntegrationsRestful ApisGo/golangSQLNoSQLMessage Queuing SystemsCloud TechnologiesRelease ManagementCI/CDProblem-solvingTeamworkCommunicationFinanceTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Rain Technologies Inc. via Ashby

Rain is the world's first AI Financial Health Platform, serving 3.5 million employees at leading organizations like McDonald's, Marriott, and T-Mobile. Rain works in the background to optimize every employee's financial life to prevent shortfalls and build long-term stability. Backed by top investors including QED and Prosus, Rain has raised $150M in venture funding to fuel our next stage of hyper growth.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in NAMER. This position is hybrid in New York City. The candidate will be responsible for managing various areas of our backend platform, including API integrations with 3rd-party vendors and partners.

As a Backend Engineer you will play a central role in making it easier for users to access Rain and build products that help users maintain positive cash availability. You will work with our international product and engineering teams to manage products in the interception of the banking, payroll and timekeeping domains. Our ideal candidate is excited to tackle tough technical challenges and looking for opportunities to contribute to our strategic thinking

What You’ll Do:

  • Translate product requirements into robust technical solutions, recommend alternative approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet ambitious targets
  • Design and implement reliable systems and applications in a fully distributed micro-services architecture
  • Build and maintain integrations with 3rd-party vendors and partners
  • Design and implement highly available RESTful APIs supporting user-facing web and mobile applications
  • Focus on creating reusable code and libraries that ensure scalability for future projects
  • Enforce observability best practices, leveraging tools like logging, metrics, and alerting systems
  • Create and maintain detailed technical documentation (architecture designs, APIs, workflows, and system configurations)
  • Continuously monitor systems for opportunities to maximize performance and scalability

Who You Are:

  • You have at least 5 years of professional experience as an engineer
  • You have a strong ability to take ownership of projects, driving initiatives from concept to completion, while proactively identifying challenges and solutions
  • You have excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
  • You’re familiar with complex large scale distributed systems

Required Technical Qualifications:

  • Proficient in backend languages: Go/Golang
  • Strong expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs
  • Expertise in SQL and NoSQL database technologies, including data model design and optimization
  • Proven experience at building reliable and scalable user-facing applications
  • Proficiency in message queuing systems such as Kafka (preferred), RabbitMQ, or Flink
  • Familiarity with Cloud technologies: AWS/Azure/GCP, serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS among others
  • Effective release management experience for ensuring zero downtime and experience with CI/CD frameworks such as Gitlab CI and Github actions

Compensation:

$180,000 - $220,000

Note this is a range and we take in a variety of factors when determining total compensation for the position.

How we care for our team:

Along with competitive salaries, Rain offers great benefits including:

  • Flexible PTO
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability coverage
  • Parental leave
  • Monthly stipend
  • Equity options

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitments

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Rain is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at Careers@rain.us.

What’s Next

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

Source: Rain Technologies Inc. careers (Ashby)

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