Staff Backend Software Engineer at CircleCI

Staff Backend Software Engineer

CircleCI, Anywhere from UTC-8 to UTC+1

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CircleCI is looking for an experienced back end software engineer to help us in our transition to a microservices-based architecture. In this role, you will work on a cross-functional team of 5-7 engineers to iteratively deliver customer value while building features and services within our new microservice ecosystem.

At CircleCI you will be working with a team who values trust, respect, and diversity. We are a globally distributed team working towards the common goal of being the standard bearer for continuous integration and deployment software. We are remote-friendly, and are looking for people who are passionate about helping shape software engineering best practices for the industry as a whole. While we can support a remote role anywhere you also have the option to work out of our Toronto or San Francisco office.

To thrive in this role you are someone who works well in teams and enjoys collaborating. Furthermore, you understand the business impact of your code and enjoy incorporating the business objectives into your approach to development. You enjoy working with Product to find the best solution to the problem at hand, and can balance technical tradeoffs with delivering customer value quickly and iteratively.

About CircleCI

CircleCI is the best platform for software teams looking to rapidly build quality projects, at scale. Our intelligent continuous integration and delivery tools are simple yet powerful. Our aim is to provide the wisdom of a connected development ecosystem to every team member making technology decisions.

We run 7M+ builds a month on our platform for companies like Spotify, Kickstarter, Sony, and Coinbase. Over 25,000 organizations and 300,000 developers actively build, test, and deploy on CircleCI. We’ve raised $59.5M in venture capital from Industry Ventures, Top Tier Capital, Scale Venture Partners, DFJ, Harrison Metal Capital, and Baseline Ventures.

About this role:

Work closely with Product to ensure delivery of high value customer facing features
Comfortable designing across architectural styles to fit the needs of the business
Own microservices throughout their entire lifecycle, from the first lines of code through deployment, production monitoring, and maintenance
Work on cross-functional, feature-driven engineering teams
Program in Clojure on a daily basis
Help shape how we design, release, and maintain microservices

You have:

6+ years of back end development experience
Strong understanding of the business impact of your work
Experience with microservice architectures
Experience with functional programing
A deep appreciation for, and abilities to support, your development with appropriate testing

You Enjoy:

Working in a highly collaborative environment
Supporting an environment that values trust, respect, and diversity
Exploring different methods for efficiently delivering code and customer value
Delivering value to customers
Sharing your expertise and encouraging best practices

We care deeply about diversity and inclusivity. We’re hiring at all experience levels, and seek talented teammates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences who are equally committed to cultivating a work environment of respect and kindness. We carefully consider every applicant that takes the time to apply.

About CircleCI

CircleCI was founded in 2011 with the mission of giving every developer state-of-the-art automated testing and continuous integration tools. Our Story Velocity is critical for software teams in today's competitive landscape, but maintaining speed can be difficult as apps and systems grow larger and more complex. CircleCI’s platform allows developers to rapidly release code (for web and mobile apps) they trust by automating the build, test, and deploy process. CircleCI enables developers to detect and fix bugs before they even reach customers. Thousands of leading companies including Facebook, Kickstarter, Shyp, and Spotify rely on CircleCI to accelerate delivery of their code and enable developers to focus on creating business value fast.

CircleCI is a Bay Area Best Places to Work 2016 award winner from the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in beautiful downtown San Francisco with a global remote workforce, CircleCI is venture backed by Scale Venture Partners, DFJ, Baseline Ventures, and Harrison Metal Capital.