Senior Backend Engineer - Representation

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Responsibilities

• ▹Own significant backend systems end-to-end: set and hold a high bar for architecture, design, implementation and production health
• ▹Partner closely with product and design to shape requirements, not just implement them
• ▹Bring 0-to-1 product thinking to an area with tangible impact on clients' wellbeing
• ▹Mentor engineers on the team, with emphasis on backend patterns
• ▹Work across the stack, from frontend UI to data systems

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of experience building production software, including meaningful time at a seed-stage startup or as an early member of a new product team, with increasing scope and ownership
• ▹Experience on a high-performing product team, working closely with strong PMs and designers
• ▹Experience designing and operating reliable, scalable backend systems and APIs, with a high bar for data modeling and architecture
• ▹Deep user empathy
• ▹Track record of mentoring engineers and excitement about helping teammates grow

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with Go
• ▹Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Terraform and Docker
• ▹Background in industries with complex workflows: legal, healthcare or financial services
• ▹Experience building products for consumers or two-sided marketplaces
• ▹Experience evolving systems as teams and traffic scale
• ▹Interest in developer experience, internal tooling or team process improvement

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Base salary $157,250 to $230,000, plus equity and benefits
• ▹Medical and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for employees and their families
• ▹15 vacation days and ~20 paid holidays per year, including two weeks at end-of-year
• ▹Free OneMedical membership
• ▹$600/year internet stipend
• ▹$1,000/year education and training reimbursement
• ▹Up to $1,200/year student loan repayment assistance
• ▹401(k) and optional HSA/FSA
• ▹Fully remote; travel to LA on the company dime between quarterly and yearly

About the company

Atticus is a platform connecting sick or injured Americans with government benefits and insurance compensation. In six years it has helped hundreds of thousands of people access over $10 billion in aid; it has raised more than $100 million and is a certified B Corporation.