SOFTWARE ENGINEER, BACKEND (SENIOR)

Alpha
Full-time
San Francisco, CA
$227,000 - $253,000
Posted on a month ago

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