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Senior Backend Engineer

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Full-time
On-site
New York, New York, United States
Backend Development
Atom is building a modern financial research platform and network for all investors like you and me. Our aim is to be the center for retail investors to learn and interact about public markets. Β Recently, they officially launched their Beta and, as of now have over 10,000 users on the platform.
  • Funding $46.6M
  • Founded 2018
  • New York City
  • ~20 employees
  • Series B Company
  • Skills: Express, Node, Postgresql
  • US Citizenship and Green Card only

What you’ll do

  • Build highly scalable backend systems that allows for Atom to scale as our user base grows.
  • Own projects related to both building out new functionality on the core platform and improving existing features.
  • Iterate quickly without compromising the quality and reliability of the systems.
  • Take on initiatives related to managing existing infrastructure and improving them.
  • Work with agile development methodologies and adhering to best practices.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software development.
  • You produce high-quality code and set the technical bar for the team.
  • You have experience driving projects with large scope independently.
  • You are passionate about mentoring junior engineers.
  • Solid understanding of software engineering architecture, software design patterns, and best testing practices.
  • Solid understanding of Distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters/Ph.D. in computer science or equivalent.
  • Experience with Distributed systems.
  • Experience with scaling high throughput services and performance optimization.
  • Knowledge of AWS or similar cloud services.
  • Prior knowledge ofΒ node.js, react, Postgres, Redis would be nice to have.