About the role
Position Overview
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Backend Feature Development: Collaborate with product managers to design and implement new backend features that align with business goals and user needs. Ensure features are delivered from concept to deployment with high quality.
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System Architecture & Performance: Continuously improve the architecture of our core systems for better performance, scalability, and maintainability. Participate in technical design discussions and make decisions to enhance system reliability.
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Infrastructure & DevOps: Enhance and maintain our infrastructure (AWS cloud services and related tooling). Set up and refine CI/CD pipelines as needed to streamline deployments.
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Monitoring & Alerts: Establish and fine-tune comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting across all platforms. Maintain observability tools to ensure any issues are detected early and accurately, enabling rapid response.
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Off-Hours Support: Serve as the point person for troubleshooting and responding to backend system issues during off-peak hours (EU daytime / APAC night). Promptly address incidents, mitigate impact, and escalate to the broader engineering team if critical issues arise outside your expertise.
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Quality & Best Practices: Uphold high code quality standards through code reviews, testing, and documentation. Introduce best practices for coding, error handling, and performance optimization across the backend team.
Qualifications & Skills
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Experience: 4+ years in backend development or systems engineering roles, with a strong track record of building and maintaining scalable systems.
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Backend Proficiency: Hands-on experience in one or more backend programming languages and frameworks (Node.js, Python) for building APIs and services.
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Databases & Caching: Solid experience working with databases (especially MongoDB or other NoSQL/SQL databases) and caching systems like Redis to build efficient data-driven applications.
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Cloud Infrastructure: Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, including services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, etc. Ability to manage and optimize cloud resources for cost and performance.
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Observability: Experience with observability and monitoring tools (for example, setting up dashboards, logs, and alerts using services like CloudWatch, Datadog, or Grafana/Prometheus) to ensure system health and performance.
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Autonomous Work: Proven ability to work autonomously and take initiative in a remote, asynchronous environment. You should be comfortable making progress with limited supervision and adept at communicating progress or issues in writing.
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Problem-Solving Skills: Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities, especially under time pressure when responding to incidents. Capable of systematically diagnosing issues across a complex system (from application to database to infrastructure).
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Bonus Points: Prior experience at a startup or in a fast-paced tech company. Such background demonstrates adaptability and the ability to handle broad responsibilities beyond a narrow role definition.
Our Company Values
- Think in Days: We don't think about how many years something will take, we think about how many days. This is our secret to fast growth.
- Always Share Secrets: We don't believe in secrets. We share with our followers and our employees what we do and why we do it.
- Never Miss a Monday: We never miss a meeting. We never miss a deadline. We never miss a commitment. Commitment is at the core of our DNA.
- Be A Force For Good: All our actions intend to bring a positive impact to everyone around us.
- Explain for a 10-year old: We communicate in a simple and inclusive manner, free from unnecessary complexity.
At Nas Company, we work hard, REALLY HARD! So we value our employees' well-being and believe that a supportive and fulfilling work environment contributes to their success. We're proud to offer a range of benefits that will enhance your professional and personal life. Here's what you can look forward to as part of our team:
😷 Medical Insurance: We care about your health. Our comprehensive medical insurance plans are tailored to each region, ensuring you have the coverage you need.
🧘🏽 Self Care/Wellness Fund: Your well-being matters. We provide a monthly fund of $100 to spend on activities that bring you joy and promote your self-care.
🧠 Mental Health Fund: We care about your mental health too! We provide a monthly fund of $150 to spend on therapy or career coaching.
🏖️ Yearly Retreats: Unwind, bond, and collaborate at our annual company retreats. A time for the entire company to come together to rejuvenate and bond.
💰 Stock Options/Profit share: As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to potentially own a piece of the company through stock options or profit sharing, depending on company discretion, aligning your success with ours.