Senior Backend Engineer, Member Experience

📋 Description

• • Design, build, and scale backend systems that power Raya’s member experience, ensuring high availability, performance, and security for a growing user base.
• • Lead the architecture of server-side services with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and resilience, leveraging proven patterns and best practices.
• • Collaborate closely with product, frontend, and mobile teams to translate user needs into robust, efficient backend solutions that enhance member interactions.
• • Own end-to-end delivery of backend features—from requirements gathering and technical design to deployment and post-launch monitoring.
• • Drive technical initiatives that improve system reliability, reduce latency, and optimize data flow across distributed services.
• • Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, code quality, and continuous improvement within the backend team.
• • Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system stability and respond to production incidents with urgency and precision.
• • Analyze system bottlenecks and implement data-driven improvements to enhance platform performance and user satisfaction.
• • Champion clean, well-documented code and advocate for testing practices that reduce technical debt and increase team velocity.
• • Stay current with emerging backend technologies and evaluate their applicability to Raya’s stack while maintaining alignment with long-term architectural goals.
• • Contribute to the evolution of Raya’s engineering culture by promoting collaboration, transparency, and a growth mindset across teams.
• • Support the company’s mission by building systems that enable meaningful, in-person connections through seamless digital infrastructure.
• • Work autonomously in a remote environment while maintaining strong communication and alignment with distributed team members.
• • Participate in technical reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives to continuously refine processes and delivery outcomes.
• • Balance rapid iteration with architectural integrity, ensuring that short-term wins do not compromise long-term system health.
• • Proactively identify risks in system design and propose mitigations before they impact users or operations.
• • Translate business objectives into technical roadmaps that align with Raya’s vision of enriching lives through authentic human connection.