Back End Senior Software Engineer | $ 160,000 | Vancouver - Canada

Back End Senior Software Engineer | $ 160,000 | Vancouver - Canada

Vancouver, CA

Any time
40 hrs/wk
Long term

Top Skills
Python

Seniority
Advanced

Rate
$140,000 – $170,000/yr

Requirements

• Able to work on-site from our Vancouver office an average of 3 days a week
• You have worked in a cross-functional team for at least 6 years, owning large projects that you broke down into smaller parts to release separately
• You have 6+ years of experience developing features in web-app backends in Python or a similar language
• You have maintained projects post-launch, addressing issues that occur in production
  and adapting the projects to new requirements
• You have supported the growth of other engineers on the team through review, mentorship, and sponsorship
• You have identified and driven technical improvements across the platform
• You have worked with the Product Team to pitch and prioritize projects across the team 
• Blockchain experience is a plus
• Financial literacy is a big plus

Top Skills

Python

What you’ll be working on

About Rocketplace

Rocketplace is building the next generation investment platform for Crypto assets, looking to bring institutional caliber products in Crypto to sophisticated retail investors. Founded by deeply experienced fintech entrepreneurs Louis Beryl (Co-Founder/CEO Earnest, A16Z, YC) and Ben Hutchinson (Co-Founder / COO Earnest) and having recently raised $9M from top investors (Launchpad, TTV, Menlo Ventures), Rocketplace is looking for talented individuals to join the team and help craft the future of finance.

About the Role

We are hiring a senior backend engineer to help lead our development efforts in building a robust backend integrating with third-party APIs, building out our crypto pricing engine, and architecting and designing the backend endpoints.

Responsibilities

• Build highly-performant and resilient pricing data aggregation infrastructure with third-party APIs
• Work closely with product owners to understand the requirements and promote strong collaboration within a cross-functional team, including design, product management
• Be a strong contributor to the product vision and drive team planning
• Partner with the team and stakeholders across the organization in designing and building highly scalable and reliable products
• Iterate with front engineers, product managers, and designers to come up with the best solutions to problems
• Mentor and coach junior team members