Back End Developer

Join us in the Program Management & Enabling Technologies team as a Senior Backend Developer, a role where technical expertise and innovative thinking converge. Be instrumental in designing and optimizing systems, developing integrations, and making complex data accessible and insightful. With 18 integrated systems and growing, each day presents a new opportunity to refine and expand our data landscape, encompassing financial metrics, visual effects, and project management insights. You'll be part of a professional, yet light-hearted team, where each member is valued for their technical contributions and their ability to bring a smile to colleagues' faces-hit us with your best dad joke. Here, every piece of code and data visualization isn't just a task completed but a significant stride in the continual enhancement of our technological capabilities. Your skills and creativity are the missing pieces we eagerly anticipate adding to our collaborative and innovative environment.

Responsibilities:

Current Tech Stack:

Programming Language: Go (Golang)

Database: PostgreSQL

Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker (A different team handles our infrastructure)

Frontend: Power BI (A different dedicated team creates our Power BI reports)

Build and maintain API, Database, and file-based integrations with data from a growing list of sources.

Write well-structured, reliable, efficient, and easily maintainable code and database schemas.

Work independently and collaboratively with other software engineers on cross-team projects.

Lead and contribute to peer code reviews, internal infrastructure, and process enhancements.

Create end-to-end workflow diagrams and documentation for collaboration with other team members and stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

Design and develop Integrations connecting to and pulling data from multiple systems, such as, REST APIs, Database servers, flat files via SFTP, etc.

Architect and build systems from inception to production, translating business requirements to technical requirements.

Strong experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, or similar and strong fluency with SQL.

5+ years' experience in a statically-typed language: Java, Go, C, C++, C#, etc.

Experience with importing data in different formats such as JSON, XML, CSV, Excel.

Experience with ingesting and processing data of varying types - structured/relational and unstructured.

Experience collaborating with source control software such as Git or similar and platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, or similar.

Strong ability to communicate clearly in diagrams, writing, and verbally with both technical and non-technical business stakeholders.

Ability to work independently and autonomously, as well as part of a team.

Superb time management, prioritization of tasks, and ability to meet deadlines with little supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with Power BI or other Business Intelligence or reporting products.

Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.

Knowledge of deploying software using Kubernetes and Docker and setting up Dockerfiles from scratch.

Previous experience working with Financial or Operations teams.

Previous experience working in a Feature or Streaming Production environment.

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.