Backend Platform Engineer

The Platform team at HUMAN is responsible for a production platform that handles hundreds of thousands to millions of requests per second with a strict response time limitation and high availability. This is a critical system presenting endless infrastructure engineering challenges. We run tens of thousands of nodes on a multi-region cloud environment, and we put a big emphasis on performance, efficiency, and FinOps.

We’re looking for a strong and experienced Backend Platform Engineer with a strong passion for infrastructure and big data. An ideal candidate is someone passionate, tech-savvy, and independent, who can identify and suggest potential points for improvement, who works well within a team and mentors team members.
What you'll do:
Design and implement our production infrastructure.
Independently identify points for improvement within our data infrastructure, from Backend components, to DevOps and visibility. Then pursue them using hands-on work and mentoring of team members.
Take responsibility for our production architecture: be able to understand, suggest improvements, monitor, and identify root causes and issues within it.
Help mentor and educate the team with knowledge and best practices.
Have a key impact on the performance of our entire system, reaching millions of users every second.
Help shape the team vision and culture, and take a lead role in pursuing it.
Who you are:
4+ years of hands-on Backend development experience.
Strong passion for infrastructure and DevOps technologies.
Ability to learn and understand Big Data and analyze traffic trends.A team player who puts the team first, and is able to take on a leading role within it.
Strong experience with at least two programming languages.
Involvement in tech communities - open-source activity, giving or attending talks and conferences, writing and reading technical blog posts - big advantage.