Contract: Senior Staff Back-end Engineer
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Description
Upwork is seeking a Senior Staff Back-end Engineer to join their engineering team, particularly the Ads & Monetization Team. This position involves creating, implementing, and documenting software architecture solutions, focusing on scalability, reliability, and maintainability. The candidate will work closely with engineering teams and product managers to deliver high-quality products to Upwork users.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science teams, and Product Managers to create outstanding products.
Partner with product management and engineering colleagues to plan, execute, and ensure timely delivery of projects.
Translate the larger vision, features, and challenges into actionable plans, considering trade-offs to achieve goals.
Design, build, and deliver robust systems that provide value to both business and customers.
Handle complex, ambiguous projects with minimal guidance.
Lead code reviews and design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and promote best practices.
Share ownership of the codebase, focusing on improving code quality and reducing technical debt.
Monitor system performance, respond to incidents promptly, and participate in on-call rotations.
Utilize collaborative tools such as Gmail, Slack, Confluence, and Jira for communication and project management.
Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable and robust server-side logic, databases, and APIs.
Architect and optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
Implement security measures to protect backend systems and data.
Requirements
Professional experience: 8+ years in software development.
Technical leadership experience in taking complex projects from ideation to launch.
Proficiency in Java and RESTful services.
Ability to write well-structured, maintainable unit tests (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
Knowledge of relational databases and distributed system design.
Experience in building and supporting high-load web applications.
Experience with financial technology or ledger systems.
Strong understanding of software architecture principles and practices.
Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English.
Comfortable working with AWS and cloud-based environments.
About
Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. It serves everyone from one-person startups to over 30% of the Fortune 100 with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways, unlocking potential. Last year, more than $3.3 billion worth of work was completed through Upwork by skilled professionals advancing their careers.
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