Senior Backend Software Engineer

Regard

Los Angeles, CA

Full Time

Senior

165k-185k

16 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Regard, you'll be involved in all stages of the product development and deployment lifecycle: participate in idea generation, planning, design, prototyping, execution, deployment, and iteration of new and existing features. You'll collaborate closely with engineering, design, and product colleagues to bring new features and products to life. Your primary objective will be to develop high-quality software solutions that meet user needs and align with the organization's business goals. This will involve analyzing requirements, designing robust architectures, writing efficient code, and conducting thorough testing. You will have the responsibility to drive projects forward, mentor junior team members, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. By delivering innovative and reliable software, you will contribute to the success of our organization and make a meaningful impact in the industry.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with product and design team members to best design medium to large projects balancing speed to market, user experience, business goals, and technical architecture quality
Own medium to large backend services and drive improvements across system design, observability, testing, performance, and support
Drive backend development practices, patterns, and processes along with the other Regard backend experts
Mentor and review code from less experienced developers in our backend services across backend job processing, API, and other services
Maintain and improve the quality of the codebase and tooling in your area of responsibility by proactive fixes and improvements and through identifying and proposing projects to improve the overall backend codebase
Participate in operational activities supporting product areas you own including on-call, monitoring, and production support
Contribute as necessary across the stack (front end, infrastructure, AWS, etc) in order to unblock projects

Requirements

BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
6+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (Python preferred)
Able to participate in on-call operational support for their areas of responsibility
Able to travel up to 4 weeks a year for company co-working and/or retreat weeks

Nice to Have

Experience with k8s, AWS services (serverless, etc), OpenAI services
Experience working on a mature enterprise SaaS technology product
Exposure to startup and/or high growth environments
Experience working with health technology
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

Background check required for all candidates

Benefits & Perks

Eligible for equity
99% employer paid health benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision) + One Medical subscription
18 PTO days/yr + 1 week holiday break
Annual $750 learning & development stipend
Company-sponsored team retreat + social events
A sabbatical program
Salary range of $165,000 - $185,000 annually
Flexible work options including up to 6 weeks per year outside of home office

Working at Regard

At Regard, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your skills, qualifications, location, and experience. We aim to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism, and cooperation. Regard is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and supports an inclusive workplace.

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