Back End Engineer III

Title: Back End Engineer III

Location: Remote

At Bitly, we believe in the power of the link or scan – to start a conversation, build a relationship or grow a business. Our mission is to turn every interaction into a catalyst for connections. It’s what motivates us to help people share, promote and engage everywhere on the Internet. We do this by being relentlessly product-focused, fostering the free-flowing exchange of ideas, and inspiring people around the world to dream up new ways of using Bitly.

The Role

Bitly is looking for a Back End Engineer III to develop, improve and expand the services that power all of our products. You will be focused primarily on building the back end for a new customizable dashboard that provides users with access to in-depth reporting on their Bitly product performance data. This tool will allow users to focus on which insights are most important to them and share their discoveries with their colleagues. These new features will be the key to discovering cross-product connections. This position has high visibility and impact across the organization.

You will work closely with the engineering and product teams aligned within Growth. Your team will most likely be named after an animal. Our teams work primarily in React, TypeScript, and Go. You will report to and collaborate with the Director of Engineering, Growth.

What You’ll Do

• Create, manage, and improve back end services that accurately and efficiently provide clients with the data they need with a variety of tools and languages including, Go, NSQ, MySQL, Memcached and more.
• Draw from previous engineering at-scale experience to influence and steer improvements within our distributed engineering organization.
• Continuously collaborate with a diverse organization of value-driven individuals to understand the goals, needs, and priorities of our users.
• Turn your understanding of our systems into thoughtful, well-tested and scalable solutions easily managed by your fellow engineers.

Who You Are

• You have a solid background in writing understandable, testable, and efficient code in a language such as Golang, Python, Java, C# or Node.js.
• You are familiar with relevant tools and technologies and have the drive to stay up-to-date with ongoing changes and advancements.
• You clearly communicate technical concepts and ideas to other engineers and other parts of the organization.
• You care about the quality of the code you write and strive to leave things better than you found them.
• You take the initiative in addressing issues or seeking support from fellow team members.
• You have experience with and are a proponent of automated testing.
• You have experience using a flavor of version control we use git and Github to collaborate and manage pull requests.
• You have solid engineering experience with a good understanding of back end software engineering concepts.
• You can design and implement a solution with collaboration from team members.

Bonus Points

• Extensive experience with Golang.
• Experience writing and maintaining APIs.
• Experience with API migrations.
• Experience with mobile SDKs
• Experience with Test Driven Development
• Passion for Scrum and an interest in helping the team develop agreements and processes around that methodology.

US Employee Benefits

• Competitive Salary + Stock Options
• Comprehensive and competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance (all LGBT friendly)
• 401k with up to 4% employer match
• One Medical membership: Doctors you can text, call or email 24/7 and receive access to expert insurance guidance
• Wellness reimbursement program
• Partial cell phone service reimbursement
• Voluntary LegalShield for legal services and IDShield for identity theft protection
• Unlimited vacation, personal time, and flexible work from home policies
• Full support for remote work during COVID-19, including a $500 home office and separate WiFi stipend
• Generous parental leave policies; maternity and parental leave for growing families
• Budget for professional development opportunities, including courses and conference attendance
• Snacks, drinks, and weekly catered lunches (when our offices reopen)
• Company sponsored volunteering opportunities (when it is safe to do so)

Closing

US applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

*** Must live in or be willing to relocate to one of the following states to be eligible for hire: New York, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Arizona, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, Washington, Colorado, Vermont, North Carolina, Illinois, Virginia***

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here. (https://bitly.is/CPRACandidates)

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The annual cash compensation range for this position is below. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the range listed.

Pay Range

$120,000$130,000 USD

Our Values

• Be a Catalyst. As an innovative technology company, we build our products to be a catalyst for connection and encourage our team to be catalysts for meaningful impact both at work and in the world
• Take Ownership. In our highly collaborative culture, Individual accountability is critical. We depend on each other to solve our customers’ most challenging problems and celebrate the wins together
• Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Our product connects people of all backgrounds and abilities. And our company is built on the belief that our differences make us better and that everyone deserves the opportunity in which to thrive
• Show Integrity. We don’t cut corners. We don’t look for the easy way out. We approach every day with a shared mindset – let’s do the right thing, even if it’s the harder thing
• Have Fun. Whether your time is here is as short as a Bitly link or as long as the links your grandma sends you, we want your experience at Bitly to be fun and memorable. We hope the connections you make here last a lifetime

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on protected categories, Bitly also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Bitly.