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Senior Software Engineer (Platform Core)

Pindrop
Location
US - Remote; US-Remote
Posted
2 months ago
Department
PRE
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5-7+ years of experience building backend services and APIs in production, or equivalent practical depth.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Python and/or Go.
  • Experience with distributed systems, concurrency, and cloud-native development on AWS and/or GCP using Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Proven production ownership, including deploying, monitoring, troubleshooting, and participating in on-call for high-scale services.
  • Strong experience with data and messaging technologies such as PostgreSQL or Aurora, Redis, and RabbitMQ, along with the ability to reason about reliability, performance, and scale tradeoffs.
Nice to have
  • Experience with Redshift, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, S3, Kinesis, or IAM.
  • Experience with infrastructure as code, especially Terraform.
  • Strong observability habits across metrics, logs, and traces.
  • Experience scaling or migrating databases, including read replicas, cluster mode, or engine migrations.
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer on Platform Core at Pindrop, you will be responsible for designing, building, testing, and operating backend services and APIs that support high-volume customer interactions. You will take ownership of platform work, improve system reliability and scalability, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver enhancements while maintaining production stability. Additionally, you will participate in incident response and raise engineering standards through mentorship and code reviews.

Benefits
  • Competitive compensation package, including RSUs (Restricted Stock Units) for all employees.
  • Remote-first environment with flexibility and autonomy.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).
  • Generous health and welfare plans, including one employer-paid 'employee-only' plan.
  • Best-in-class Health Savings Account (HSA) employer contribution.
  • Low-cost vision and dental plans for you and your family.
Things to weigh
  • No specific salary figure mentioned, only a range of $130,000 - $170,000 USD.
  • Role involves significant on-call and incident response responsibilities, which may affect work-life balance.
  • Expectations for mentorship and raising team standards may require additional time commitment.
Job score3/5
Benefits5/5
Freshness1/5
Career value4/5
Role clarity5/5
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