We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer comfortable with the complexity of a micro-service architecture. You will construct the core, highly scalable foundation of Penny, valuing reliability, fault tolerance, and performance. This role requires a forward-thinking outlook and the ability to balance strategic planning with the agility and scrappiness needed for present needs, without sacrificing code quality. You will drive product initiatives by continuously learning new technologies and systems. Key Technologies (Primary Stack): ● Golang and Python ● Micro-services and Distributed Systems ● Kubernetes/Docker ● GCP (Google Cloud Platform) Core Responsibilities: ● API Ownership: Be a key stakeholder for all internal and external API services across various features. ● Design & Architecture: Participate in and contribute to the technical design process, defining code architecture for a high-performance, scalable product with a minimal footprint. ● Implementation: Implement robust web services, business logic, and APIs primarily using Golang. ● Quality & Standards: Drive and elevate engineering standards, tooling, and process improvements across the team. ● Data-Driven Development: Experiment, prototype, measure, and leverage data-driven analysis to inform all development decisions. ● Stakeholder Management: Effectively own end-to-end initiatives, ensuring clear communication with all stakeholders (Product, QA, Front-End, Infrastructure, etc.) to deliver maximum business value. ● Documentation: Own and maintain comprehensive documentation for all externally facing APIs.