Senior Backend Engineer

Americas

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Communication Platforms, Email & Messaging Services, Consumer SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess 7+ years of experience building scalable, distributed systems in Go, comfort working in cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP), familiarity with relational databases (MySQL) and an understanding of performance tradeoffs, and experience with observability tooling and operating production systems.

Responsibilities

The Senior Backend Engineer will design and build distributed systems in Go to help customers send timely, relevant messages at scale, collaborate across teams to debug issues and deliver reliable solutions, own problems end to end - from architecture and schema design to testing, deployment, and monitoring, share knowledge and raise the bar through sharing progress publicly, and leverage AI tools to prototype, move faster, and make better decisions.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Cloud-Native (AWS, GCP)

Relational Databases (MySQL)

Performance Optimization

Scalability

Debugging

Monitoring

AI Tools

Collaboration

Architecture Design

Testing

Deployment

Mentorship

Customer.io

Marketing automation for customer engagement

About Customer.io

Customer.io is a marketing automation platform that helps businesses engage with their customers throughout their lifecycle. It allows companies to segment their audience based on real-time events, enabling personalized messaging that enhances customer connections and engagement. Unlike many competitors, Customer.io offers A/B testing and professional support services to optimize marketing strategies. The goal is to empower businesses to send data-driven messages that improve customer engagement and drive revenue.

Portland, OregonHeadquarters

2012Year Founded

$9.6MTotal Funding

SEEDCompany Stage

Consulting, Consumer SoftwareIndustries

201-500Employees

Benefits

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Healthy Lifestyle Budget

Remote Work Options

Co-working Space Rental Reimbursement

Professional Development Budget

Home Office Stipend

Sabbatical Leave

Risks

Increased competition from other platforms integrating with Vision Pro.

Reliance on Twilio SMS could pose risks if service issues arise.

Emergence of comprehensive notification solutions like Knock challenges market position.

Differentiation

Customer.io offers real-time audience segmentation for personalized messaging.

The platform supports A/B testing for continuous campaign optimization.

Customer.io integrates with Vision Pro for VR marketing campaigns.

Upsides

Integration with Apple Vision Pro opens new VR marketing opportunities.

Partnership with Twilio enhances robust SMS messaging solutions.

Participation in CEE Startup Challenge expands market reach and innovation.

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