Backend Engineer

This position is 100% REMOTE

We are seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial individual who thrives in fast-paced, ever-changing environments and is motivated by solving complex problems

As part of our core engineering team, the successful candidate will have tremendous responsibility in shaping the firm's strategic direction by designing, implementing, and maintaining our main software backbone

We believe in iterative building with a strong user focus and in utilizing the most appropriate technologies for the task at hand

Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain software up to the demanding standards of a real-time, highly concurrent distributed system

Work alongside the rest of the development team to architect and build a high-performance, stable, scalable, extensible, and comprehensible back-end system to support the entire Pulse Labs organization

Requirements Exceptional software engineer with experience in Java and Node.js . 7+ years experience preferred

Write clean, modular, and well-documented code

Experience in the implementation and operation of mission-critical systems

Proficient in Linux, high-performance computing, and networking

Knowledgeable about distributed systems engineering, RESTful APIs, and Websockets

Skilled communicator and collaborator