Senior Software Engineer II, Distributed Systems

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Narvar is Growing!</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are looking for Senior Software Engineers that focus on Distributed Systems. In this role, you will build products that power the post-purchase experience for the biggest brands in the retail industry. As a Distributed Systems Software Engineer, you will help us drive decisions on how best to scale and extend our platform and own reliability and scalability KPIs.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Note that we are hiring for these roles across multiple products and platform teams.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Day-to-day</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Work in a group of motivated engineers and help the members of your team grow technically</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Get inspired and influenced by your team and embrace modern engineering practices that will enable you to frequently release high-quality services</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Work with the team to design, estimate, develop and launch new products &amp; features</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Resolve complex technical issues and drive innovations that improve system availability, resilience, and performance</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>What we're looking for<br></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">BS/MS in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">You have 7+ years of experience as a software engineer working on distributed systems</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Numerous years of hands-on experience in architecture, design and development of enterprise applications, integrations &amp; data infrastructure</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You have experience designing, developing, debugging, and operating resilient distributed systems</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You have experience with managing large, complex systems in the cloud</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You have proven track record in delivering efficient, scalable, reliable and maintainable customer facing systems on time</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You are not afraid to take initiative and help make an impact on the larger organization</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You have solid organizational and communication skills, the ability to prioritize tasks and keep projects on schedule</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Deep hands-on expertise in one or more of the following server-side languages: Java, Python, Go, Scala, Rust</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Extensive experience designing, building, and integrating with RESTful APIs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Experience designing and scaling relational and NoSQL database platforms (such as MySQL, Postgres, Cassandra, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticache)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with cloud computing platforms like AWS or GCP</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Experience building high volume, high performance, and highly available SaaS or consumer-facing products</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Previous startup experience strongly preferred</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Bonus Points</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You have demonstrated experience managing, delivering and owning the services end-to-end</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You have solid track record engaging and collaborating across the organization in different locations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">You have led the technical architecture of maintainable and scalable applications and data systems</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Why Narvar?</strong></span></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">We're on a mission to simplify the everyday lives of consumers. Post-purchase is a critical phase of the customer journey. That's why we created Narvar - a platform focused on driving customer loyalty through seamless post-purchase experiences that allow retailers to retain, engage, and delight customers. If you've ever bought something online, there's a good chance you've used our platform!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">From the hottest new direct-to-consumer companies to retail’s most renowned brands, Narvar works with GameStop, Sonos, Nike, and 1500+ other brands. With hubs in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore, we've served over 125 million consumers worldwide across 10+ billion interactions, 38 countries, and 55 languages.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">Pioneering the post-purchase movement means navigating into the unknown. Our team thrives on this sense of adventure while nurturing a mindset of innovation. We're a home for big hearts and we leave our egos at the door. We work hard but we always make time to celebrate professional wins, baby showers, birthday parties, and everything in between.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.</span></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">#LI-BB1</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">#LI-Remote</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Below is the estimated annual salary for this position and does not include the other components that make up a Narvar offer including: annual bonus, equity, and benefits.<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across the US. Within the range, individual compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to, skill set, education and certifications, and work location.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="title">Narvar Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$180,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$230,000 CAD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong><em data-stringify-type="italic">Please read our <a href="https://corp.narvar.com/privacy-policy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a></em><em data-stringify-type="italic">&nbsp;to learn what personal information we collect in connection with your job application, and how we may use and share it.&nbsp;</em></strong></p></div>