Backend Engineer

San Francisco, CA
Research & Development – Engineering /
Full-time /
We are looking for a Back-End Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your coworkers into the application. A basic understanding of front-end technologies is therefore necessary as well.

Responsibilities

    • Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developers with server side logic
    • Building reusable code and libraries for future use
    • Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
    • Implementation of security and data protection
    • Design and implementation of data storage solutions

Skills And Qualifications:

    • Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
    • Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors, such as LESS and SASS
    • User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
    • Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
    • Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes
    • Data migration, transformation, and scripting
    • Setup and administration of backups
    • Outputting data in different formats
    • Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
    • Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
    • Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests