Principal Backend Engineer

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October 23

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Greenhouse Software

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SaaS • HR Tech • Enterprise

Greenhouse Software is a leading provider of hiring software solutions designed for people-first companies. The company offers a comprehensive recruitment and onboarding platform that enhances every aspect of the hiring process. Greenhouse Software focuses on structured hiring and diversity, equality, and inclusion, helping organizations improve their recruitment outcomes and create better experiences for candidates. Their tools are aimed at optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of hiring teams, reducing biases, and leveraging automation to accelerate talent acquisition. Greenhouse Software partners with other technology providers to offer integrations and additional functionalities, making it a versatile choice for both small and large enterprises worldwide.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2012

☁️ SaaS

👥 HR Tech

🏢 Enterprise

📋 Description

• Own the architecture for large-scale, complex product projects. • Own the implementation of critical features and systems, ensuring their ongoing health, scalability, and efficiency, while improving and modernizing the surrounding ecosystems. • Work with engineering, design, and product leadership to evolve existing features and innovate in new directions. • Lead efforts to improve engineering standards, tools, frameworks, and processes. • Mentor and develop other engineers on the team. • Attend Medium’s twice-yearly, in-person offsites (hosted in locations around the U.S.).

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a software engineer building large-scale distributed backend systems. • Expert-level proficiency in Go (BONUS: Experience designing systems leveraging AWS, Kafka, GraphQL, Kubernetes, and Datadog). • Experience operating at Medium’s product/user scale (millions of users; continuous delivery; feature flags). • Experience modernizing legacy code bases. • Experience utilizing modern AI tooling to accelerate development efforts. • You’ve personally used Medium and are excited to contribute to Medium’s mission of deepening understanding through human storytelling.

🏖️ Benefits

• Working with a fully distributed team: We’re fully remote and have teammates across the U.S. & France. • Healthcare benefits covered at 100% for employees and 70% for dependents. • Generous parental leave policy & child education stipend. • Mental health support through Talkspace. • Financial wellness support through Northstar. • Stipends for wellness, co-working, professional development, wifi and a one-time home office bonus. • Unlimited PTO and standard company holidays. • A discounted Medium membership!