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Senior Backend Software Engineer

Kaav Inc.

Title: Back-end Software Engineer


Location: Hybrid (Austin, TX) - 3 days per week in office


Type: Full Time


Salary Range: + equity

Recruiter Tips: Who has 3+ years of experience in agile environments?, Who is proficient in Node.js, Typescript, and has experience with Python?, Who has experience with PostgreSQL and distributed systems?

Key Responsibilities

  • End-to-End Project Ownership: Translate requirements, estimate effort, and address or escalate blockers while understanding and contributing to all aspects (infrastructure, application tiers, and data tiers).
  • Software Development: Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle, from design and development to deployment and maintenance.
  • Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable code that adheres to best practices in readability, design patterns, reusability, and testing.
  • Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor performance metrics and recommend improvements or refactors.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with a global team, including engineers, product managers, and UX designers, to build a stable, high-performance platform.
  • Testing & Performance: Implement comprehensive testing and performance tuning to ensure system stability and uptime.
Qualifications
  • 3+ years of experience working in agile environments (ideally Scrum), collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Proficiency in server-side development with hands-on experience in building scalable and reliable back-end systems.
  • Proficient in Node.js and Typescript; experience with Python is a plus.
  • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and distributed systems (CockroachDB, ClickHouse).
  • Familiarity with Kafka for building real-time data pipelines and event-driven architectures.
  • Expertise in using Docker for containerization, Jenkins for CI/CD, and Terraform for infrastructure as code.
  • Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.) for cloud-based application deployment.
  • Experience designing, building, and maintaining RESTful APIs and integrating with external services.
  • Strong attention to documentation and maintaining standards across projects.
  • Skilled at estimating project complexity based on early documentation and discussions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
  • Equity & Compensation: Competitive salary with stock options.
  • Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health benefits.
  • Work-Life Balance: Unlimited PTO and parental leave.
  • Professional Growth:
    • Tuition reimbursements.
    • Opportunity to grow with a leading company in the cybersecurity space.
  • Culture & Community:
    • Recognized as one of the "Best Workplaces" and "Best Places to Work."
    • Global team of 500+ employees committed to making the world a safer place.
  • Thanks & Regards,

    Venkata Nagaraju,

    US IT Technical Recruiter,

    Email: View email address on click.appcast.io Ph: View phone number on click.appcast.io

    Linkedin: (1) M (VENKATA) NAGARAJU | LinkedIn
Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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