Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Thrive Market

Senior Engineer – Product Engineering

• Develop REST and JSON API services that enable new customer experiences.
• Decompose existing services into scalable microservices where needed.
• Build services that scale horizontally and provide low uniform latency as demand increases, leveraging the right tools (languages, databases, serverless, distributed streaming, etc.).
• Work with Golang, Python, PHP, Java, AWS, Kafka.
• Test‑driven development from the get‑go, to protect customer experience and build speed and reliability into the development process.
• Incorporate meaningful metrics into new services and functionality you build and evangelize them.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to troubleshoot issues and restore function.
• Work closely with the product team and innovate game‑changing ideas for the Customer Create discussions around architecture and code design choices where appropriate.
• Able to enforce best practices and process enforcement.
• Level up the team by strategically planning & assigning tasks, challenging them to raise the bar.
• Own the SLA(s) around APIs owned by their pod, know what’s in class, and strive with the team to achieve by raising the bar.

• 5+ years developing end‑to‑end high‑traffic responsive cross‑platform sites.
• Experience with Java, Python, and PHP.
• Working knowledge of Linux, relational & No
  
  SQL databases, serverless.
• Understand tradeoffs between architecture choices, and various database technologies (Relational vs Document vs Wide Column).
• Working knowledge of different AWS services – Lambda, S3, Cloud Watch, etc.
• Experience in building n‑tier applications that can support millions of transactions per day.
• Shipped multiple high‑customer impact use cases through simple and effective solutions, in a highly trafficked customer‑facing product.
• Understand scaling and performance in a microservice architecture.
• Experience using version control such as Git.
• Good working knowledge of various AWS services such as Lambda, S3, Cloud Watch, etc.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools like New Relic effectively to maintain SLA, Apdex, and error rate in check.

• Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).
• Competitive salary (DOE) + equity.
• 401(k) employer match.
• 9 days of observed holidays.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Subsidized Class Pass membership with access to fitness classes and wellness and beauty experiences.
• Ability to work in our co‑working space at WeWork in Playa Vista and other locations.
• Free Thrive Market membership with exclusive employee discount.
• Coverage for life coaching & therapy sessions on our holistic mental health and well‑being platform.

Base salary range: $160,000 – $190,000 per year. Total compensation includes base salary, stock options, health & wellness benefits, flexible PTO, and more.

Thrive Market is an EEO/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ employer.