Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Do you want to empower organizations to fairly and equitably hire, promote, retain and compensate their employees? Syndio is a Series-C technology company committed to fairness in the workplace. Fueled by investments of $83M from Bessemer Ventures, Voyager Capital and social change organization Emerson Collective, Syndio is investing in growing our team and products.
This is a critical moment when organizations are looking for ways to take tangible action to fight gender and racial bias, and we believe creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for all starts with fair pay.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced and driven back end software engineer who can have a substantial impact on equality in the workplace by driving scalable software engineering solutions for Syndio's PayEQ product. The right person can take on and overcome challenges at a fast-paced startup and ensure high quality platform development that meets our users needs. You will be joining our growing engineering team and will design and implement engineering approaches that align with the company’s overall strategy.
Core responsibilities
- Responsible for overall technical design of discrete mid to large solutions to deliver Syndio services to end users.
- Propose pragmatic approaches to developing new features that align with the technical best practices and fit within the overall Syndio architecture.
- Work with other back end engineers to implement technical solutions in a collaborative and supportive environment.
- Provide direction and mentorship for other back end engineers in their day to day activities and mentor more junior engineers in best practices, code standards and Syndio architectural approaches.
- Propose alternative approaches and solutions to solve problems and improve processes.
- Work with the front end team and the product team to ensure back end APIs meets the requirements of the product or solution
- Demonstrate secure applications development and contribute to the engineering organizations best practices.
Role progression
- Within 1 month, you’ll have completed a comprehensive and supportive onboarding process to help you understand the product, the business, and the customer journey. You will also understand the strengths and weaknesses of our current platform.
- Within 3 months, you’ll be working on small designs and projects and formulating opinions / making proposals on more fundamental aspects of the architecture.
- Within 6 months, you’ll be implementing new designs / architecture and building new features; you’ll be contributing to greater overall stability of the platform.
- Within 12 months, you’ll be launching new products and features that our customers are successfully using at scale.
About you
- You want to be an individual contributor, designing and implementing cutting-edge engineering approaches.
- You have experience in enterprise technology applications architecture (we use GCP), design, development, and maintenance, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and security.
- You bring software engineering methodology experience with a focus on testing discipline.
- You have experience with Python/Django and/or GoLang, PostgreSQL.
- You have strong knowledge of API architecture and experience building APIs.
- You excel in a collaborative environment, supported by a strong team of design and engineering resources.
- You are ready to work with teams across the organization to ensure platform scalability, security, and maintainability.
- You have excellent communication skills that enable you to interface with both technical and non-technical teams.
- You bring problem-solving and critical thinking skills to our dynamic startup environment.
- You are passionate about our mission to close pay gaps and create fairness in the workplace.
Required Skills
- 5-10 years of experience, with an emphasis on highly scalable cloud based technology platforms.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline
At Syndio, we're building a diverse team that values candor, curiosity, and community. If you share these values and are interested in joining us, we'd love to talk with you even if you don't 100% meet the "about you" listed here. We don't expect anyone to have all the answers, as long as you're willing to learn and grow with us.
Employees joining the Syndio team at this early stage of growth will impact this critical social issue and support a growing customer base (including Nordstrom, General Mills, Match Group, and others) to take tangible action on workplace fairness.
As part of our commitment to fair pay, we’ll never ask your salary history. We’ll share the salary range for this position with you during our first conversation. Syndio offers a competitive salary, bonuses, equity, health care (Medical, Dental and Vision), a 401(K) plan and many more benefits! We have a flexible PTO policy and encourage all employees to take time off - we all need it!
Syndio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are building an inclusive and collaborative workplace as we grow, and we welcome team members regardless of gender/identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, physical disability and age.