Software Dev Engineer II - Backend

This Position

We are seeking a driven, self-starting, backend development engineer. You will be responsible for our backend systems which includes a monolith REST service, message queue listeners, cron jobs, and a daemon that processes asynchronous workload plus other systems we leverage on Amazon Web Services (AWS). We strongly believe in automation to reduce error-prone manual work, increase developer satisfaction and have faster releases to our customer base. We want to reduce the developer overhead as much as possible so you can get straight to coding and designing.

With your help, we'll expand the scope of services we offer, automate workflows within the company, enter new markets, and build the future of how consumer legal services are purchased and consumed.

The Company

Off The Record (OTR) is committed to making the world more just and impartial for all. We live in a country that prides itself on "justice for all" despite the fact that 80% of Americans can't afford a lawyer when they need one. There are as many Americans with college degrees as there are with a criminal record.

Our mission is simple - we aim to level the playing field by making access to lawyers and the legal system easy and affordable. We believe that booking a legal service should be as easy as buying something on Amazon. Whether you're fighting a traffic ticket, adopting a child, accused of a crime, or staving off an eviction, we believe competent, affordable legal help should be at your fingertips.

We are venture backed by some of the most sought after, mission focused investors. What we need now is highly talented individuals to make our mission a reality.

Our team

We are a startup with a growing dev team. The culture we foster is important to us. You can count on us to listen, to be honest, and to try our best to do what’s right, every day. At OTR, we each have a responsibility to ensure every team member has an equal opportunity to succeed, to be heard, to exchange ideas openly, to build lasting relationships, and to do the work of their life. Best of all, you will be able to feel deep pride in the work you do, because your contribution helps us make the world better. And for that, you’ll be loved by us, our customers, and the world in which we live.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of industry experience building world-class scalable backend services
• Fluent with any strongly typed language (Java, C++, C#, Ruby on Rails) used in backend systems.
• Familiar with dependency injection
• Experience with designing endpoints in a RESTful API and implementing them
• Experience with SQL, and DDL in any relational DB technology (MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, RDS/Aurora, etc...)
• Command a strong understanding of optimizing SQL queries and generating SQL for business analytics
• Write clean, maintainable code and offer insightful pull request feedback.
• Know how to integrate information from a large number of services.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Deep-dive into server systems to optimize for performance, maintainability, and extensibility

Bonus

• Fluent in Java 8+
• Experience working with the Java Spring framework (Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Spring AOP, Dependency Injection, Annotations, Configurations, etc.)
• Experience with AWS services such as CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CloudFront, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, EC2, etc.
• Experience with NoSQL as well as its relevant data modeling patterns

Ideal Candidate

You're highly competent and deliver results

Your high level of expertise and problem-solving ability naturally draw fellow engineers and non-tech team members to you. You provide valuable guidance, raise the bar for the team, and consistently offer effective solutions and your contributions inspire confidence and drive the entire team to achieve excellence. You get things done and don't sandbag.

You act like an owner

You take responsibility of issues even if they weren't caused by you. An owner doesn't say, "that's not my job" or "that wasn't in the job description". You're not afraid to step up and take responsibility when the business and the team needs it. You take pride in your coding craftsmanship when owning a feature and are able to answer questions from the team when asked about a feature or system or bug.

You're bold and take action

You don't mind taking calculated risks even when it falls short. You understand that speed matters in business and taking months to research a project/feature is generally not condusive to startup culture. You don't mind getting your hands dirty. You think a working proof of concept is the best way to make a point.

You are a learner, and you're curious

You enjoy staying up to date with current technologies, new frameworks and best practices. You bring this knowledge back to your team and incorporate it into your daily work.

You are passionate about your work

You arrive each day with a positive attitude. You enjoy writing code and often do so in your spare time. You go above and beyond to get the job done and delight our customers.

Startup culture excites you

We work hard and play hard. You understand this. You're a team player and comfortable taking initiative. You speak up often to make your opinions known. And most of all, you want to be an integral part of something great.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant discipline (Strong experience and an impressive portfolio may override this requirement). Bootcamp graduates are welcome.