Senior Back End Engineer

Role Description

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Peerspace, you will be a vital member of our delivery team focused on building and maintaining scalable backend services that power the Peerspace platform. You will primarily work in Clojure to develop new services and support existing systems, with occasional maintenance of legacy applications and services in Node. Working closely with other engineers, product management, and cross-functional stakeholders, you'll help ensure our cloud-based, service-oriented architecture is robust, reliable, and aligned with modern development practices, including infrastructure-as-code.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years in software development, with hands-on experience in backend engineering.
• Proficiency in Clojure for developing and maintaining backend services.
• Familiarity with Node.js, especially for supporting legacy services.
• Understanding of service-oriented architectures and RESTful API design.
• Experience working in cloud environments and using modern development tooling.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools and practices.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to debug and optimize backend systems.
• Ability to work effectively with senior engineers and cross-functional teams, contributing to collective problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Enthusiasm for learning new tools and techniques in cloud deployment, automation, and backend development.

Requirements

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services primarily using Clojure, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and performant.
• Assisting in the maintenance and gradual modernization of legacy Node.js services as part of our broader system.
• Collaborating on cloud deployments, leveraging modern tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices to enhance our deployment pipelines and overall system reliability.
• Writing clean, well-documented code and participating in code reviews to uphold our quality standards.
• Working closely with senior engineers, DevOps, and other team members to integrate backend services into our overall architecture and resolve operational issues.
• Engaging in learning opportunities, adopting best practices, and staying up-to-date with industry trends to enhance the backend technology stack.

Benefits

• 100% employee coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance.
• $500 annual professional development allowance.
• Discount on all Peerspace bookings.
• Laptop, high res display, and stipend to setup home office.
• Monthly cell phone and internet credit.
• Coworking membership if needed (in lieu of home office).
• Flexible take it as you need it time off policy.
• Wellness Fridays observed company wide.
• Annual in-person, all company offsites and team-building events.