Senior Back-End Engineer

Your role:

Reports to: Senior Software Engineering Manager

The Senior Backend Engineer builds and extends Tushop's backend architecture to support new launches, new features, and a fast-growing user base. As a technologist and a leader, the Senior Backend Engineer pushes the team toward building a highly available, scalable, reliable, fault-tolerant e-commerce platform. The Senior Backend Engineer follows and improves upon Tushop's engineering processes and standards while advancing Tushop's mission and business objectives. This is a technical leadership role within Tushops technical track. You will report to the Engineering Lead and collaborate cross-functionally with all Tushop teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Continuously enhance our codebase with clean and efficient code while applying the most suitable technologies to solve challenges.
• Strengthen the testing infrastructure to increase code coverage for backend modules.
• Elevate monitoring and alerting capabilities of backend modules to enable proactive improvements in availability and response times.
• Design and implement features aligned with the Product roadmap.
• Conduct thorough design document reviews, perform code reviews, and provide input on implementation decisions made by other technical teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of Backend and Frontend Engineers to build/extend complex modules, including remote team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Data, Procurement, and Finance) to deliver highly available, scalable, reliable, fault-tolerant e-commerce platforms and software solutions.
• Preparing reports on backend software development initiatives for management decision making purposes.

The profile we're likely to hire:

• At least 5 years of progressive work experience as a backend software engineer/developer; experience in the e-commerce, retail, FMCG sectors is an added advantage.
• Ideally 4+ years of coding experience in NodeJS
• Demonstrates a track record of developing and launching large-scale consumer applications on Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)
• Holds expert knowledge in REST API design and development for mobile/web applications
• Brings strong expertise in both relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL) and non-relational databases (Firebase, MongoDB)
• Exhibits mastery in Agile development processes
• Ability to analyze data and generate meaningful insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Product minded - always builds with the user or customer in mind
• Strong analytical skills and ability to identify and prioritize key initiatives and opportunities; exemplary ability to prioritize for efficiencies and impact
• Able to take ownership and be relied upon to lead: always over delivers
• Growth mindset that challenges the status quo and focus on outside-the-box ideas and solutions; proven ability to manage new ideas, creative solutions, and change in priorities
• Excels in prioritization and communication within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with stakeholders to assess potential risks
• High-level written and verbal communication skills
• Active listening, and presentation skills
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence others, and to be a joy to work with.
• An individual who exemplifies integrity and honesty
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and business needs.
• Previous experience at a tech startup is a plus