- Salary
- $180k – $250k
- Location
- San Francisco · San Francisco, California, United States
- Workplace
- Remote
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Visa
- Sponsored
- Source
- Greenhouse
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
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Identify, design, and develop foundational backend services that power Fal's commerce platform
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Partner with product teams to understand functional requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs
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Write clear, well-tested, and maintainable software and IaC for both new and existing systems
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Analyze and improve the robustness and scalability of existing distributed systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure
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Conduct design and code reviews, create developer documentation, and develop testing strategies for robustness and fault tolerance
Requirements
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5+ years of demonstrated experience in building large scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems and API microservices
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Expert-level programmer in one or more of Python, Go, Or Rust
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Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
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Proficiency in writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
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Proficiency in version control practices and integrating IaC with CI/CD pipelines.
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Experience with payment processors (e.g. Stripe) and billing systems a plus
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Experience with Kubernetes, or containers a plus
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Experience building and operating data infrastructure (Kinesis, Airflow, Kafka, etc) a plus
What we offer at fal:
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Interesting and challenging work
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Competitive salary and equity
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A lot of learning and growth opportunities
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We offer visa sponsorship and will help you relocate to San Francisco.
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Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
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Regular team events and offsite
Compensation:
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$180,000 - $250,000 + equity + comprehensive benefits package
Location:
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We are currently hiring in downtown San Francisco.
