Sr. Backend Engineer; Remote

Position: Sr. Backend Engineer (Remote)
At  , we value every individual team member and cultivate a community where people come first. Led by our core values of G enerosity, R espect, I nnovation, T eamwork, and GRIT, we’re dedicated to maintaining a supportive work environment that celebrates diversity and empowers everyone to reach their full potential. As an industry-leading e-commerce company specializing in HVAC, plumbing, heating, and electrical supplies since 2004, we strive to foster growth while providing the best possible experience for our customers.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our IT Team. This individual will report into our Full Stack Team Lead and have the opportunity to work on impactful projects that enhance our e-commerce platform and internal operations, while honing your skills in backend and full stack development. If you’re passionate about creating user-friendly interfaces, building scalable systems, and contributing to innovative solutions in a collaborative and fun environment, we’d love to hear from you!

This remote position is open to individuals who live in, or are open to relocating to, the following states:
Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

This position requires travel to our headquarters in Melville, NY 3 times per year for internal meetings and team building activities. We reimburse reasonable and necessary travel expenses, and you’re also welcome to work on-site anytime beyond these visits – our doors are always open.

Role Type:
Full-Time, Exempt

Location:

Remote

Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with time zone flexibility

Base Salary: $120,000 – $150,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of software development: requirements, design, construction, testing, deployment, and maintenance

• Design and develop reliable and scalable distributed systems

• Ensure system reliability, optimized performance, and compliance with security policies

• Ensure industry standard development best practices are observed, including accessibility and privacy compliance

• Build reusable code and libraries for future use

• Assess the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and partner with business analysts to refine project requirements

• Collaborate with project owners and development teams to ensure implementation, designs are in‑sync, and to deliver client facing products

• Evaluate technical designs and conduct code reviews

• Serve as a mentor to junior team members

• Review requests to address features/issues submitted by various internal departments as well as provide solutions and estimates for such requests

• Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, constantly looking for modern technologies and working with the team in introducing these technologies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field and 7+ years of progressive experience. Alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field and 5+ years of progressive experience.

• 5+ years of professional experience with Java frameworks such as Spring, Struts, Hibernate

• 5+ years of professional experience with relational databases (MySQL and/or Oracle)

• Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design

• Experience making complex backend architecture design choices

• Passion for web technologies, and keeping up to date with new tools and techniques

• Experience with the full Software Development Lifecycle: frontend and backend web application development, implementing business logic, and developing user interfaces

• Ability to work with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support, while responding efficiently to multiple program priorities

• Linux, Shell, and Perl scripting, writing, and executing UNIX commands, and utilizing Linux servers to debug, deploy code, install, and monitor software to be used in testing and production environments

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