Senior Software Engineer, Backend
The Job
An Engineer at Tango Card delivers world-class rewards and service to our customers and also supports the development of our internal teams. This role requires passion for our people, customers, business, and technology. We expect Engineers to innovate and take risks while mitigating impact to stakeholders. We expect learning and growth to be lifelong and mentoring to be daily. We want to approach challenges directly and be transparent about issues as they arise so we can work together to overcome them.
You'll get to work with passionate, dedicated Engineers to build value into an organization that is committed to being the best in the industry. In this role, you will support building quality, secure developer tools and services, and will also function as a mentor and coach to junior developers. You'll be given opportunities to learn and expand your skills and will be expected to deliver results and help to build and develop the team.
Reports To: Engineering Director/ Engineering Manager
As a Senior SDE (Backend) at Tango, you will:
- Contribute to the definition and modeling of Tango Card's architecture and the strategy to achieve business goals
- Evaluate and select libraries, tools, and vendors from the market (in collaboration with other stakeholders) to meet the needs of the department and business
- Design and document the implementation approach for initiatives, ensuring there is effective communication, collaboration, and review with other teams
- Integrate with internal and external services, tools, and vendors to provide functionality reliably and securely
- Implement solutions to provide best-in-class functionality to internal and external customers
- Deliver secure, performant, scalable, resilient, observable, cloud-based systems to stakeholders in an iterative methodology
- Measure and monitor new functionality for continuous feedback and improvement on performance
- Mentor team members with a focus on expanding their technical breadth and depths
- Stay curious about technology, approaches, and trends that contribute to innovating our products and services
- Build a technical community culture in and outside Engineering to foster transparency, rapport, and support
To be effective in our Senior SDE (Backend), you must have the following technical experience:
- Experience with Cloud Platform Serverless technologies (specifically AWS)
- Strong knowledge of Design Patterns and SOLID Principles
- Expertise in Object Oriented and Aspect Oriented Development
- Expertise in Java 11 or higher, SpringBoot 2.1 or higher
- Expertise in RDBMS, SQL, and data design (specifically PostgreSQL)
- Experience in Service Oriented Architecture and Structured Event-Driven Architecture
Our Senior SDE (Backend) will also have the following professional experience:
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related fields and 6+ years of experience OR 8+ years equivalent experience in software development
- Programming experience with Java
- Experience with production-worthy distributed systems development
- Ability to distill information into concise, complete, and accurate requirements
- Determining and applying design patterns to problem spaces
- Ability to make autonomous decisions with incomplete information balancing risk, mitigation, and finality.
- Experience in technical engineering practices for reviewing, testing, deployment, and release of internal and customer-facing functionality
- Experience in building, maintaining, optimizing, and upgrading functionality in an iterative, secure, and resilient manner
- Able to engage and contribute during any aspect of the life-cycle of a project or function.
- Able to mentor and advise on quality software practices and designs within the team
- Able to provide and receive feedback and guidance in a constructive manner and manage conflicting perspectives
- Strong time management skills in projecting and meeting timelines, and determining when to escalate or discontinue
Our ideal Senior SDE (Backend) will have most of the following experience:
- Knowledge of Terraform or similar
- 8+ years experience in web-based architecture
- 5+ years experience working in an Agile environment
Salary: The targeted pay range for this position is between $144,000 to $180,000. Please note that the actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, and experience. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonus.
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- Competitive compensation package (money isn’t everything, but it helps)
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits (100% employer paid premium)
- Flex PTO and a generous holiday schedule
- 401(k) matching and equity opportunities (401(k) is a 100% match of up to 6%)
- Choice-First Plan allows employees to choose to Work from Home, at our Seattle HQ, or hybrid!
- A Work from Home monthly stipend for all employees
- Award-winning culture that fosters autonomy, creativity, inclusion, transparency, and ownership
- Dog-friendly Seattle office!
What We’re Up to at Tango
Tango believes that rewards, incentives, and payments are more than transactions. They’re opportunities to fuel stronger relationships with people, and better performance for business. Whether you’re focused on customer loyalty or employee engagement, wellness or research participation, we can help you seamlessly send smiles and drive results.
Why Work for Us
We care about each other and our customers. Our team is autonomous, collaborative, creative, and eager to learn. We are an inclusive and diverse company that offers excellent health, dental, and vision benefits, flexible PTO, and competitive compensation packages. We’re doing incredible things with awesome people, and we’d love for you to join us!
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