Senior Backend Engineer - San Francisco - Fal

    Fal
    Fal San Francisco

    1 week ago

    $145,000 - $220,000 (USD) per year *
    Description

    This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on complex distributed systems and have deep experience with backend APIs, relational databases, and event-driven architectures. You'll build high-performance, reliable solutions across cloud-native platforms and global infrastructure for a fast-scaling, commerce-driven company.

    Responsibilities

    Identify, design, and develop foundational backend services that power Fal's commerce platform

    Partner with product teams to understand functional requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs

    Write clear, well-tested, and maintainable software and IaC for both new and existing systems

    Analyze and improve the robustness and scalability of existing distributed systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure

    Conduct design and code reviews, create developer documentation, and develop testing strategies for robustness and fault tolerance

    Requirements

    5+ years of demonstrated experience in building large scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems and API microservices

    Expert-level programmer in one or more of Python, Go, Or Rust

    Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources

    Proficiency in writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

    Proficiency in version control practices and integrating IaC with CI/CD pipelines.

    Experience with payment processors (e.g. Stripe) and billing systems a plus

    Experience with Kubernetes, or containers a plus

    Experience building and operating data infrastructure (Kinesis, Airflow, Kafka, etc) a plus

    What we offer at fal:

    Interesting and challenging work

    Competitive salary and equity

    Employee-friendly equity terms (early exercise, extended exercise)

    A lot of learning and growth opportunities

    We offer visa sponsorship and will help you relocate to San Francisco.

    Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)

    Regular team events and offsite

    Compensation:

    $180,000 - $250,000 + equity + comprehensive benefits package

    Location:

    We are currently hiring in downtown San Francisco.

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