Transformational Backend Leader

Job DescriptionRain, the fastest-growing fintech in the U.S., serves 3.5 million employees and boasts top-tier backing.We seek a Senior Backend Engineer to oversee our backend platform, integrating APIs with third-party vendors and partners.This role is crucial in helping Rain become the leading platform for financial wellness by focusing on data integration, ingestion, and payroll processing.Transform product requirements into robust technical solutionsDesign and implement reliable systems and applicationsBuild and maintain integrations with third-party vendors and partnersDevelop highly available RESTful APIsPrioritize creating reusable code and librariesEnforce observability best practicesCreate and maintain detailed technical documentationContinuously monitor Rain systems and applicationsFoster effective cross-team collaborationResponsibilities:5+ years of Software Development experienceBachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experienceProficient knowledge of back-end programming languagesStrong expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIsExperience with both SQL and NoSQL database technologiesExperience building reliable and scalable user-facing applicationsProficiency in designing and implementing scalable distributed systems and microservices architecturesExcellent communication skillsStaying up-to-date with technologies such as AWS/Azure/GCP, serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, ECSStrong ability to take ownership of projectsExperience working with agile methodologiesProficiency in message queuing systems such as Kafka/RabbitMQ/Flink