Senior Backend Engineer
Gloo, headquartered in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, builds software for people and organizations dedicated to improving lives. We’re leveraging the same exponential tech that’s driving success in other industries and making it available through tools such as big data, custom assessments, an engagement app and eventually an entire market network focused on growth. As one of Boulder’s most successful and innovative tech companies, Gloo needs more talented professionals who are driven to make a positive impact on humanity. Are you one of them?
1) Are you driven by helping to make the world a better place? Do you want your work to matter?
2) Do you love white-boarding & building elegant, testable, backend services to support an amazing greenfield mobile experience?
3) Do you think in terms of REST APIs, graphQL, etc? And can you talk about tradeoffs between node.js vs rails backends, in terms of requests or response times?
The mobile team, an autonomous "startup within a startup", is building a brand new simplified slack chatting + pinterest boards app. Think of the perfect "small group" or "book club" app where people can chat and collaborate around a shared journey. You’ll work directly with a team of 10 engineers, product owner, designer & TPMs who have a range of experiences who enjoy working together and building a great product. We’re pretty lucky to work at Gloo and can’t wait for you to join us!
How you’ll spend your days:
- Collaborating with the team in a greenfield effort to develop multiple microservice platform from the ground up
- Visioning, prototyping, sandboxing, and iterating on components and design patterns until we get it right
- Participating in the full software development life cycle, including coding, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations – you’ll own the entire process
- Providing vision and leadership for the team so that all the pieces fit nicely together
What we are looking for:
- BS in Computer Science or Engineering
- At least 7 years of experience working on enterprise-grade distribution services – self-service web app and e-commerce platform involvement will help you ramp up quickly
- Advanced competency in, at least, one language such as Java, JavaScript, Rails, or PHP
- A skill kit that contains a vast array of tools – nest.js, Kubernetes, GitHub, circle.ci, cloud formation and AWS to name a few – public cloud experience a must
- An articulate communicator – you are able to translate your ideas into understandable presentations and documentation
- Passion for building high performing applications that you are proud to put your name on
- Commitment to producing detailed documentation
- Willingness to learn new technologies
Our team members enjoy:
- Compensation and bonus commensurate with experience
- Plenty of time off to keep you balanced
- Medical with HSA contribution
- A dynamic, talented team, dedicated to changing the world and building an incredible business
- Beautiful office space in downtown Boulder on Pearl Street, steps from coffee shops and blocks from hiking trails
- Company Happy Hour Fridays
- Fresh fruit, snacks, coffee and sodas
Applications welcomed from those who are US Citizens or hold a Green Card.