Software Engineering
Senior Backend Engineer
Corona, CA
$189,000 to $240,000 a year
The employer is a cybersecurity company providing managed detection and response to regulated industries.
The employer is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in Corona, CA. In this role you will lead technical work alongside an experienced software engineering team and take real ownership of your work. This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is hybrid, with three days a week in our Corona office.
What you’ll do
- Model data and tune queries for PostgreSQL and other data stores
- Own services end to end, including deployment, monitoring and on-call
- Build asynchronous processing with message queues and streaming systems
- Improve test coverage and release safety for critical services
- Write design documents and weigh trade-offs with the wider engineering group
- Mentor junior engineers and review their work
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience
- Experience building back-end services in Go, Java, Python or a similar language
- Experience operating services in a cloud environment
- Clear written communication for design reviews
- A track record of leading projects from scope through delivery
Nice to have
- Background in high-throughput or low-latency systems
- Experience with Kafka or other streaming platforms
Compensation and benefits
The pay range for this position in Corona, CA is $189,000 – $240,000 per year. Final pay depends on experience, skills and qualifications.
- Annual professional development and certification budget
- Wellness stipend
- Medical, dental and vision insurance starting on day one
- Flexible spending accounts
- Annual performance bonus
- Life insurance
The employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
