[Hiring] Software Engineer @Seesaw

Role Description

An IC4 engineer on the Core Systems team is expected to have a deep understanding of backend development and infrastructure at scale. This means expertise with the implementation of HTTP APIs, interaction of API code with data storage layers, infrastructure provisioning, and a thorough grasp on how software goes from being built by dozens of developers, tested, shipped, and run at scale with rock-solid reliability.

Your Responsibilities

• Modify, diagnose, and change code in our Python HTTP backend, which runs on Tornado and backed by data stored in Dynamo, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
• Contribute to our infrastructure-as-code repo, which is responsible for provisioning resources in AWS.
• Reason about distributed systems to drive good technical decision-making.
• Own technical work from the early stages of inception, to implementation, to production monitoring and alerting.
• Export best practices around code authoring, tool usage, and observability to other engineering teams at Seesaw.
• Ensure the security and reliability of Seesaw's platform, proactively identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-effectiveness, leveraging best practices in resource management.
• Help develop a strong technical roadmap and engineering culture through design proposals, industry engagement, and more.
• Partner with senior team members, product managers, and other key stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and align infrastructure development with business objectives.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience with backend development - durable systems-level thinking will always trump specific language experience.
• Thorough understanding of the mechanics of distributed systems - things like eventual consistency, fan-in fan-out patterns, backpressure, etc.
• Familiarity with AWS core services (EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, ECS/EKS) or similar cloud experience.
• Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Github Actions.
• Self-starter with an ability to execute independently, knowing when to stop and seek more information and when to forge ahead and boldly own your vision.
• Proven experience owning and operating the infrastructure that runs software at a high scale (think billions of incoming requests per month).

Benefits

• Medical/Dental + Orthodontics/Vision Coverage
• 401(k) Match
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Mindfulness First Fridays
• Monthly Technology Stipend
• Home Office Setup Stipend
• Professional Development Stipend
• Paid Parental Leave
• Charitable Donation Matching
• Volunteer Days