Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Creative Crowdfunding Protocol (CCP) is a research and development organization building technologies to solve long-standing challenges in the crowdfunding landscape. We are a subsidiary organization under Kickstarter.com, the largest creative crowdfunding platform in the world. Our mission is to empower creators, innovators, and small businesses by providing them with a secure, transparent, and efficient crowdfunding ecosystem for funding their projects. Our open-source and interoperable protocol enables better engagement between creators and backers, improves the reach of projects, and builds trust among the platforms within the crowdfunding ecosystem. Our protocol focuses on interoperability, composability, rewarding participation, and a collaborative approach to promote community-first governance to define the future of crowdfunding. You can read more about it here: https://kickstarter.com/protocol

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help our back-end engineering team to create performant, optimized, efficient, and testable code used in high-performance and resilient applications, shaping the future of crowdfunding and supporting creators worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement API architecture for low-latency, high-availability, and fault-tolerant applications.
• Design scalable, performant, and highly available data-intensive architecture.
• Maintain technical specifications and versioned API documentation.
• Ensure the security and integrity of data, implementing appropriate measures to protect against potential threats.
• Maintain error tracking and performance monitoring tools and integrations.
• Optimize database query and overall performance and manage data storage solutions effectively.
• Collaborate closely with front-end engineers to design API architecture that streamlines integration with user interfaces.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production code or platform issues.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve the existing experience, participate in code reviews and workflows, and write tests to ensure a high level of code quality.
• Communicate and collaborate with managers, designers, and full-stack engineering teams throughout the organization and with clients of the protocol.
• Work closely with international clients to design, architect, and integrate various payment services into our orchestration platform.
• Perform hands-on coding and integration tasks, contributing to all aspects of making our product production-ready, from initial design through to deployment and optimization.

Qualifications:

• Over 5 years of professional experience building stable and scalable applications in a modern back-end tech stack (preferably JS/TS, Postgres, MongoDB, Sequelize, Prisma, AWS, etc.).
• Proficiency in designing and scaling databases, with experience in data modeling and query optimization.
• Experience building large-scale back-end applications in production supporting millions of users, while preserving personal identifying information.
• Expertise in building and optimizing REST APIs for an increasing volume of operations.
• Focus on scalability, performance, and reliability while implementing a robust service-oriented architecture (SOA).
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline management and containerization for applications
• Experience with cloud services such as AWS EC2, S3, ALB, Route 53, RDS, etc.
• Hands-on experience in ensuring optimal performance of databases and front-end requests.
• Ability to communicate complex technical architecture and coordinate project deliverables among multiple engineers and stakeholders.
• Availability to join meetings outside of normal working hours, as some partners, clients, and team members are based in other time zones.
• Experience working with international clients to integrate various payment services into an orchestration platform.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary ranging from $1,900 to $2,500 USD per month, determined based on experience and interview performance.
• Hybrid role with remote work flexibility, with one or two potential in person weekly meetings.
• Paid vacation days, sick days, and holidays for full-time employees.
• Knowledge-sharing sessions on the latest in tech, engineering, and design.

Notes:

CCP values diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessments. Join us in reshaping the crowdfunding landscape and unlocking the potential of creators worldwide. If you are excited about contributing to the advancement of crowdfunding and the empowerment of creators, we would love to hear from you.