Summary

Our engineering team is growing! We’re looking for a talented Sr. Backend Architect to join the global team and bring technical expertise and leadership along with hands-on development of backend software architecture and SaaS solutions to drive large-scale impact. You see the “big picture” of the broader business and our customers while blending deep technical experience to architect, design, and execute scalable solutions to support our fast-paced startup environment.

What you'll be doing

• Design, develop and maintain new services and application programming interfaces (APIs) and cloud infrastructure
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management, Design, other engineers/teams, and leadership and lead the end-to-end development of assigned product initiatives that directly impact our business customers. You'll figure out how infrastructure should be architected, write the code, write the unit tests, and own execution; you must be comfortable coding up to 60% of the time at this stage
• Ensure coherence of all aspects of projects as an integrated system and uphold overall technical quality
• Strategize and develop ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends
• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards

We'll be excited if you have

• Master’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience designing high-performance RESTful web services serving billions of requests per day.
• 8+ years of experience with Cloud applications and System Architecture
• Advanced production with Elixir and Phoenix experience a big plus
• Experience working with Elixir and Scalability
• Able to define architecture, infrastructure, general layout of the system, technologies and frameworks and take complete responsibility
• Superior communication skills and ability to effectively communicate and influence various technical and non-technical audiences of all levels of the organization
• Comfortable with change: ability to demonstrate comfort with ambiguity, adapt quickly and be effective in new situations in a highly dynamic setting
• Excellent business acumen and demonstrated ability to balance data-driven decision-making with intuitive and creative solutions
• Must possess a start-up team mindset; able to operate with both urgency and performance in mind

The role may be hybrid in one of our offices or remote. For remote, we are looking for candidates based in Colombia, Costa Rica, México, United States and Canada.
Don't hold back

We understand some candidates may see the above and not apply because they don’t meet all the qualifications. We encourage you to apply anyway; we often find talented candidates that fit many other opportunities we have and look for potential too, not just what you did in the past. As an equal employment opportunity employer, we are a diverse team that strives for an inclusive environment for all. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies

Please note that while Firework and its subsidiaries appreciate agency outreach, we currently do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Firework and its subsidiaries reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Firework's Applicant Privacy Policy located at: https://firework.com/legal/applicantpolicy/.

#LI-Remote