##### Job Description :
The Tidepool Platform is the foundation of everything we do. As Backend
Engineer, you will have a hand in maintaining our platform which is used by
both our homegrown applications and an ecosystem of third-party applications.
In addition to your responsibilities as a Backend Engineer (which you will
share with the Ops team), you will be a full member of the DevOps team, where
you will participate in the on-call rotation for all backend services.
##### **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**
* Helping design, develop, deploy and maintain a secure, robust, scalable platform and infrastructure that enables Tidepool, third-party software developers, researchers, and others to bring their visions for diabetes data to life.
* Building new (Golang) backend services and maintaining existing (NodeJs and Golang) backend services.
* Being a part of our on-call rotation for operational alerts.
##### **The ideal candidate:**
* A passion for delivering great solutions that leverage modern technology stacks and tools, as well as current best practices for performance and security.
* Direct, hands-on experience in developing production services in Golang.
* Direct, hands-on experience in deploying services to Kubernetes.
* Direct, hands-on experience in scaling systems over time to meet increasing demand.
* Experience with one or more tools in each category:
* Languages: Go, NodeJS, Python
* IaaS Platforms: AWS, OpenStack, DigitalOcean, etc.
* Databases: MongoDB or other NoSQL database, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Time Series Database
* Keeps up-to-date with changes in the Kubernetes landscape, and can discern which technologies are good to adopt, and which are still too bleeding edge (but which we should keep an eye on).
* An eye for detail and a willingness to take extra care in crafting precise operations documentation and alert systems.
##### **Benefits include:**
* Flexible PTO
* Paid parental leave
* Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
* Health and Childcare FSA
* Flexible work schedule
* Wellness and Productivity stipend
* Continuing Education Reimbursement
