Backend Developer (Remote)

[U.S BASED REMOTE POSITION] Our client, a live streaming social media platform on which you can watch and engage with influencers and friends. is looking for a Backend Engineer to join the team. They are a fast-moving, fast-growing team working on a cutting-edge social video service that touches millions of users and content creators and is altering the digital media landscape. The company is seeking an experienced backend application engineer, who possesses DevOps or systems experience. You’ll be a critical contributor to the backend team, providing vital infrastructure upgrades and refinement and supporting product development for features our broadcasters and audience use daily. The technical team is highly skilled, knowledgeable, and collaborative. You’ll be able to see the impact of your work in real-time, getting feedback about new features live from users on the platform. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about having a direct impact on the user experience in a highly engaging social streaming platform. Responsibilities Contribute to architectural, design, and process decisions improving AWS infrastructure Monitor application performance metrics and error logs, identify potential bottlenecks, and implement fixes Develop and maintain application business logic to support three client platforms - iOS, Android, and web Collaborate with Product Engineering - Includes product, design, clients, QA, and backend team throughout the planning, implementation, testing, deployment Provide time estimates for stories that are executed during 2-week sprint cycles Think independently and proactively challenge project assumptions Ensure quality assurance by testing your own work, and collaborating with the internal QA team before and after release Handle code deployments in both dev and production environments Be responsive and jump on critical issues and bugs as they arise Follow best practices and process as established by the engineering team and company Requirements Qualifications 3+ years of experience as a backend developer Experience developing applications for a large user base Proficient in understanding SQL scripts, writing SQL queries, MySQL, and Redshift (PostgreSQL) Experience with various AWS Services (Redis, DynamoDB, MySQL, Redshift, EC2) Skilled in writing applications in scripting languages, preferably PHP Benefits Competitive Salary [login to view URL]