[Hiring] Backend Engineer @Sunrise Systems

Role Description

Ever wonder what powers the intelligence behind one of America's largest retailers? The client's team is at the heart of it. We build the high-throughput data pipelines and backend services that capture, transform, and route hundreds of millions of clickstream events every single day - fueling the insights that shape how the client understands and serves its customers. From real-time event streaming to schema-driven data transformations, our work directly impacts the experience of millions of shoppers.

We're not just building services - we're building a team. One where engineers challenge each other respectfully, share knowledge freely, and celebrate wins together. If you're looking for a place where your technical skills matter, your growth is invested in, and collaboration isn't just a buzzword, keep reading.

As a Backend Engineer, you'll be a core contributor to the services that power clients' analytics infrastructure. You will focus on building robust, scalable, and efficient code across real-time data streaming and cloud-native platforms, working as part of a tight-knit team that values respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain high-throughput backend services and data pipelines processing hundreds of millions of events daily using Kafka, Redis, and Kubernetes.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code in TypeScript/Node.js to solve complex data routing and transformation challenges.
• Collaborate daily with product managers, frontend SDK engineers, and QA to iterate on features - we ship as a unified team.
• Implement and evolve microservices that transform and validate clickstream data to ensure downstream accuracy.
• Participate actively in code reviews and technical discussions, providing and receiving constructive feedback to maintain high quality standards.
• Contribute to modernization efforts, such as service rewrites and infrastructure migrations (e.g., RKE2/Kubernetes).
• Take ownership of service performance and reliability, proactively identifying and fixing bugs or bottlenecks.
• Support the team's CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, safe, and repeatable deployments.
• Share knowledge and technical insights with the team - fostering an environment where everyone learns from each other.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in backend or services engineering.
• Proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js.
• Solid experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - you enjoy digging into the details of how data flows.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservice design patterns.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to work effectively within a team and independently.
• Self-starter with strong initiative - comfortable working through technical challenges and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills - you can explain technical concepts clearly to your peers.
• Business-minded approach to time, costs, and deadlines.

Desired Previous Experience

• 3+ years of experience building and operating scalable backend services or data pipelines.
• Experience with high-volume event processing and real-time data streaming.
• Familiarity with caching solutions (e.g., Redis) and managing data at scale.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (e.g., Harness, GitHub Actions).
• Exposure to cloud and hybrid infrastructure (Azure, on-prem, etc.).
• A passion for pair programming and collaborative problem-solving.
• Experience with JSON Schema validation or similar data-contract technologies.

Compensation

The hourly rate for this position is between $34.00-$44.00 per hour. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

• Sunrise offers ACA compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees.
• We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations.

Contact

Jaya Balaji: [email protected] | (732) 515-5373 | URL: www.sunrisesys.com