Senior SDE - Backend
We're seeking smart people who are excited about solving tough problems and building software used by millions of people. We value product-oriented engineers who are able to own, architect and implement features from start to finish. Our customers love our product and our engineers work diligently to deliver the quality expected of the Smartsheet team.
Members of our engineering team have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects using diverse and cutting-edge technologies. Smartsheet is a complex and richly interactive web application built with JavaScript, HTML, AJAX and WebSockets on the front-end, and Java, MySQL, TokuMX (MongoDB) and RabbitMQ on the back-end. This position will contribute to our backend services that fuel features like our RESTful API, Webhooks, Workflow, Advanced Notifications and more.
This position is based out of Boston, MA.
Job Responsibilities:
- Delight our customers by implementing highly visible and impactful features and improving existing ones
- Design and build services that can consume, process and act on millions of user actions within Smartsheet and scale to 100x as our as our customer base continues to grow
- Extend our RESTful API to support new and existing core functionality
- Develop and maintain server-side Java code
- Participate in all phases of quality assurance and defect resolution
Requirements:
- 5+ years software development experience
- 2+ years Java web application development
- Highly experienced in back end Java coding
- Experience building highly scalable, high availability application
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with frequent production releases
- Legally eligible to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis
- BS or MS in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent industry experience
Nice to have:
- MySQL database experience (performance, scalability, availability)
- Experience with Elasticsearch, Memcached, or NoSQL data stores
- Familiarity with SaaS apps (Google Docs, Salesforce, etc.)