Software Engineer - Platform at Branch International

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend systems and APIs that support high-traffic workloads.
• Build and maintain developer platforms, frameworks, and tooling to enhance productivity and system efficiency.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and observability in distributed systems by implementing best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers across teams to create efficient service architectures and improve system reliability.
• Work on database scalability and optimization, ensuring data consistency and performance for high-volume applications.
• Implement asynchronous processing, caching strategies, and event-driven architectures to improve system efficiency.
• Define and enforce coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to improve software quality and delivery speed.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, optimizing query execution, load balancing, and resource utilization.
• Document technical architectures, best practices, and engineering processes to drive knowledge-sharing within the team.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies in backend engineering, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure to enhance platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• You have strong experience (3+ years) of building backend software for web-based or mobile products.
• You have strong knowledge of software development fundamentals, including relevant background in computer science fundamentals, distributed systems, data storage, and agile development methodologies.
• You are pragmatic and combine a strong understanding of technology and product needs to arrive at the best solution for a given problem.
• You are highly entrepreneurial and thrive in taking ownership of your own impact. You take the initiative to solve problems before they arise.
• You are an excellent collaborator & communicator. You know that startups are a team sport. You listen to others, aren’t afraid to speak your mind and always try to ask the right questions. 
• You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company, working with teammates from all over the world.

Benefits of Joining 

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Where we work:
  • Hybrid - we are remote first, with occasional in-office requirements.
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Annual professional development budget 
• Pension benefit
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team.