Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Writing and designing well performant, secure and scalable backend services.
• Develop and maintain software applications using Go programming language and GRPC framework.
• Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes.
• Design, develop, and optimize SQL databases.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues.
• Utilize Git for version control and collaboration.
• Work and communicate with the rest of the Anlatan team to efficiently build and ship new updates and products.
• Participate in the architecture design of new services and the implementation of them.
• Work closely with the frontend team at the integration of the backend and the frontend.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues in the production environment.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Go programming language and GRPC framework.
• Experience with writing and using RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and the k8s ecosystem, like Helm.
• Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including algorithms and data structures.
• Good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in working with large and ever-changing codebases.
• Past experience with designing high performance scalable backend services.
• Understanding of good security practices.

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of NoSQL databases like Cassandra, ScyllaDB, MongoDB, etc.
• Experience with TypeScript and NodeJS for maintaining and working with our legacy NovelAI codebase.
• Experience with payment system APIs, like Stripe and Paddle.
• Knowledge of common software design patterns
• Familiarity with CI workflows like Github Actions, CircleCI, etc.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud.