Backend Engineer (Java/Go)

Position Overview

Engineers at Weave play a critical role in building and maintaining robust backend services. This position is central to a key project, requiring strong expertise in production-level Java. While the immediate focus is on Java, engineers will evolve to work with Go (GoLang) microservices as the project progresses. Our team collaborates across departments to coordinate efforts and is responsible for the long-term quality of the code we write and maintain, crafting reliable web services that are deployed with containers on Kubernetes. As integral members of an autonomous, cross-functional team, engineers contribute wherever needed and thrive in a high-trust environment. At Weave, engineers truly enjoy great days, almost every day!

Employment Details

• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Location Type: Remote
• Reporting To: Senior Director of Engineering
• Location: Remote (India)

Responsibilities

• Develop and review design, functional, technical, and/or user documentation, as needed.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and architecture of new or re-engineered software.
• Develop, test, and integrate code for new or existing software of significant complexity.
• Craft reliable web services deployed with containers on Kubernetes.
• Collaborate across departments to coordinate efforts.
• Contribute wherever needed within an autonomous, cross-functional team.
• Participate in an on-call rotation with the rest of your team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with back-end languages (e.g., Go, Java, Ruby, Python, C#, etc.), with a strong emphasis on production-level Java.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to Go in the future.
• Experience building SaaS products at scale.
• Experience working with distributed systems.
• Experience with inter-service communication protocols and APIs, e.g., REST, protobufs/gRPC, Kafka, NSQ, etc.
• Experience working with relational databases and SQL.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and building scalable/redundant services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deploying into a public cloud service (especially GCP).
• Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience with protobufs/gRPC.
• Experience with deployments using CI/CD, Jenkins, etc.
• Experience with pipeline monitoring, metrics, alerting, log aggregation, and tracing.
• Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, etc.

Company Information

Weave is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals are valued and supported. We welcome anyone who is hungry to learn, problem-solve and progress regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Important Note: All official correspondence will occur through Weave branded email. We will never ask you to share bank account information, cash a check from us, or purchase software or equipment as part of your interview or hiring process.