Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend EngineerRain 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 remote. 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 DoTranslate product requirements into robust technical solutions, recommend alternative approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet ambitious targetsDesign and implement reliable systems and applications in a fully distributed micro-services architectureBuild and maintain integrations with 3rd-party vendors and partnersDesign and implement highly available RESTful APIs supporting user-facing web and mobile applicationsFocus on creating reusable code and libraries that ensure scalability for future projectsEnforce observability best practices, leveraging tools like logging, metrics, and alerting systemsCreate and maintain detailed technical documentation (architecture designs, APIs, workflows, and system configurations)Continuously monitor systems for opportunities to maximize performance and scalabilityWho You AreYou have at least 5 years of professional experience as an engineerYou have a strong ability to take ownership of projects, driving initiatives from concept to completion, while proactively identifying challenges and solutionsYou have excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skillsYou're familiar with complex large scale distributed systemsRequired Technical QualificationsProficient in backend languages: Go/GolangStrong expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIsExpertise in SQL and NoSQL database technologies, including data model design and optimizationProven experience at building reliable and scalable user-facing applicationsProficiency in message queuing systems such as Kafka (preferred), RabbitMQ, or FlinkFamiliarity with Cloud technologies: AWS/Azure/GCP, serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS among othersEffective release management experience for ensuring zero downtime and experience with CI/CD frameworks such as Gitlab CI and Github actionsCompensation$180,000 - $220,000Note this is a range and we take in a variety of factors when determining total compensation for the position.How we care for our teamAlong with competitive salaries, Rain offers great benefits including:Flexible PTOMedical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability coverageParental leaveMonthly stipendEquity optionsDiversity, Equity and Inclusion CommitmentsAs 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 View email address on click.appcast.io's NextEnsuring 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.