Sr. Backend Engineer Iv

Sr. Backend Engineer - Job Description Unicity is a multi-level marketing company doing business globally in more than fifty countries. We provide world-class health and wellness products and a leading business platform that together Make Life Better for people worldwide.We are looking for an experienced Sr. Backend Engineer to join our API & Data Consumability product engineering team. We are currently engaged in reorganizing our Information Technology department into strong Agile Product Engineering teams and are building our team. This position will have a key role in helping develop and maintain services that process data asynchronously, use event-driven systems, take advantage of data replication methodologies, and work with internal and external APIs. Come be a part of this exciting new time with Unicity.In addition to competitive wages, we offer:- Hybrid, flexible work environment- Paid maternity and paternity leave- Generous vacation allowance in addition to company paid holidays- Phone and internet reimbursement- 401(k) with company match- Travel opportunities- Substantial company product allowanceCompetitive benefits package The ideal Sr. Backend Engineer will be:- A self starter who has an attention to detail;- Able to take ownership of tasks, seeing them from start to finish;- Able to work with mínimal supervision;- Able to write clean, concise code;- Able to write unit tests;- Able to troubleshoot and solve complex problems;- Able to recommend and implement cloud-based solutions that will improve the stability and performance of our internal infrastructure;- Proactive in identifying problems and have a willingness to fix them;- Proactive in measuring the overall effectiveness of our systems and identify areas of improvement;- Able to work with a variety of technologies;- Able to automate scripts;- Able to design/architect systems that can be easily monitored;- Able to work with others in a fast paced environment; and,- Able to finish tasks on-time. Key Areas of Responsibility:- Be involved and participate in the overall lifecycle of projects.- Help define and communicate technical and design requirements.- Design and implement high-quality solutions that will add business value.- Follow coding standards and guidelines.- Troubleshoot, debug, and test solutions.- Be accessible in the event of an emergency (when needed).- Provide training, help, and support to other team members.- Implement security and data protections.- Optimize code for maximum speed, scalability, and flexibility.- Stay up to date with current best practices, as well with new and emerging technologies.- Attend and participate in meetings and Agile ceremonies.Requirements / Preferred Skills:- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred.- 5+ years working as a Backend Engineer in an Agile product team environment.- 5+ years developing in NodeJS and PHP.- 3+ years using Test Driven Development (TDD) and/or Behavior Driven Development (BDD) methodologies in practice.- Solid understanding of API architecture and design concepts, including how to write/test microservices.- Strong proficiency with REST APIs and web sockets.- Experience with asynchronous and event-driven systems, as well as with queueing technologies (e.g. RabbitMQ and SQS).- Experience with order fulfillment and 3PL integrations, including shipment tracking.- Experience generating bulk files and writing batch processes.- Strong proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.- Strong proficiency with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server and PostgreSQL) and document databases (e.g. MongoDB).- Strong proficiency with in-memory key-value stores (e.g. Memcached and Redis).- Experience with data replication methodologies.- Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.- Experience with API development tools (e.g. Git and Postman).- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Willingness to travel from time to time. If you’re interested in an organization where you can have a large impact, be a key part of driving core initiatives forward, and carve out the scope of your own role, we’d love to talk to you