Job Description

Alpha is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Core Team, focusing on the live Clubhouse app. The role involves rapid product exploration, improving app quality and monetization, and iteratively improving a legacy codebase. The company is remote-friendly with a headquarters in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship experiments to improve discovery, ranking, and personalization
• Evolve backend systems balancing iteration with code health and scalability
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, designers, and data scientists
• Instrument and analyze experiments
• Advocate for simplicity and maintainability

Requirements

• 4–5 years of backend development experience
• Strong foundation in Python or Java
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Product mindset with focus on business impact
• Ability to scope and deliver MVPs
• Cross-functional collaboration skills
• Collaborative and low ego

Benefits

• No benefits