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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining backend services with a focus on performance, reliability, and AI-driven solutions. Proficient in collaborating with product managers to translate requirements into technical designs and deliver production-ready features.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Backend Service DevelopmentScala or Kotlin ProgrammingGraphQL API FamiliarityDebugging Production IssuesCI/CD Pipeline Experience
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Hard Skills
Backend Service DevelopmentScala ProgrammingKotlin ProgrammingJava ProgrammingGo ProgrammingGraphQL APIHTTP FundamentalsAutomated TestingFeature FlagsService-to-Service Communication
Soft Skills
CollaborationProblem-SolvingOwnership
Tools & Technologies
GrafanaPrometheusOpenTelemetrySentryRedisGRPCAI Coding Assistants
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in CS, EE, SW, CE, MIS
Industry Keywords
Production ExperienceTechnical DesignPerformance ImprovementReliability EngineeringAI-Driven Shopping
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesGrafanaGraphQLGRPCJavaKotlinPrometheusRedisScalaGo
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Build and maintain features in the service that powers every BigCommerce storefront
- Work with product managers and partner teams to shape requirements and design solutions before building and releasing them
- Add and extend GraphQL Storefront API queries and fields while following schema guidelines and maintaining backward compatibility
- Help evolve the storefront service to support AI-driven shopping, including browsing, cart building, and checkout by agents and shopping assistants
- Investigate and fix production issues
- Improve performance and reliability of the service
- Review code from teammates and other engineering teams contributing to the storefront service
- Develop design skills through design reviews and pairing with senior engineers
- Take ownership of engineering changes through production
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years of experience building backend services that run in production
- Preferred minimum Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, SW, CE, MIS; or equivalent experience
- Production experience with Scala or Kotlin preferred; backend engineers experienced in other languages such as Java or Go who are eager to learn Scala are encouraged to apply
- Experience working with product managers or other stakeholders to turn requirements into a technical design and deliver it to production
- Working knowledge of HTTP fundamentals such as caching headers, cookies and sessions, and timeouts
- Familiarity with GraphQL APIs
- Familiarity with service-to-service communication and caching such as gRPC and Redis
- Experience debugging production issues using metrics, traces, and logs, such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Sentry
- Familiarity with releasing changes safely through feature flags and gradual rollouts
- Experience writing automated tests and working with CI/CD pipelines
- Regular use of AI coding assistants such as Claude Code or Cursor, with careful review of AI-generated code
- Interest in how AI agents use APIs, such as MCP and tool calling
Benefits
Comp & perks- Variable compensation such as bonus or commission, where applicable
- Equity, where applicable
- Benefits in accordance with local policies
- Hybrid work model with three days per week in the office for candidates based in the Austin or Atlanta metro area
- Accessible hiring accommodations or adjustments