Staff Engineer Backend - Typescript

May 22, 2023

Emma – The Sleep Company

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Awakening people to their full sleep potential. One night at a time.

sleep innovation • sleep

501 - 1000

Description

• You will architect, design, implement and test Emma’s technology platform, supporting our growth in our E-commerce platforms. • You will implement product features (in Typescript or Golang) that will help improve people’s sleep and support Emma’s core business. • You will implement backend services in a services-oriented architecture (API first) in a cloud-native environment (AWS). • You will fully own, i.e. develop, maintain and operate your team’s tech stack. • You will be a team player as part of an agile, empowered team and contribute to the development of fellow engineers. • You will contribute to the improvement of our CI&CD and DevOps & SRE practices. • You will coach and mentor less experienced software engineers, sharing best practices and helping them acquire new skills and competencies. • You will support your team and the business by providing context and technical specifications, documenting processes, and guiding a technical direction. • You will take part in recruitment processes to grow our tech team.

Requirements

• You have experience designing and delivering APIs and backend services meeting highest software quality standards. • You have extensive knowledge of computer science fundamentals, incl. data structures, object-oriented programming, and software design patterns. • You have several years of proven experience in software development and operation practices covering the full software development lifecycle, ideally in an E-commerce business. • You have a deep understanding in object-oriented development and/or JavaScript/ Typescript. • You ideally have experience with multiple databases (RDMBS, NoSQL, Redis, ...) and messaging services (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS ...), run in a cloud (e.g. AWS). • You have a good understanding of the importance of well-organized codebase and documentation. • You have the capability of implementing unit, integration, end-to-end and load tests. • You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Business Informatics or equivalency in relevant work experience. • You are highly self-organized and interested in taking over ownership and bringing the team to the best solution. • You have strong analytical skills and are an open-minded and creative team player.

Benefits

• A combination of personal and company growth to accelerate your career and help you reach your goals. • The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects either independently or as part of a dedicated, international team. • A big focus on Team building (e.g., hosting face-to-face events, virtual book clubs, virtual hangouts etc.) • Responsibility and decision-making authority from day one—you'll create an impact with new, innovative ideas and help shape our company DNA. • To work and learn from experts in diverse fields and get to know your team members at exciting company events.