Senior Backend Engineer

In this role you will be responsible for building applications, including anything from complex groups of back-end microservices to CLI utilities and language-specific SDKs. You will have great autonomy driving the roadmap and delivering outstanding features to our users.About You 3+ years of relevant experience in building scalable, high-performance systems.  Extensive experience with modern software languages (Python / Golang / Node.js)  Hands-on experience delivering products over public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)  Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases.  Startup mentality and hands-on builder-type personality  Knowledge of best practices relating to security, performance, and monitoring.  Highly dedicated individual with a “can-do” approach  Team player who is eager to be an early adopter of new technologiesWhat you'll doArchitect, develop, and maintain Permit’s core features and backend infrastructureDeliver high-quality, scalable, reliable, and extensible APIsIntegrate and contribute to cutting-edge open-source solutions such as OPA and Google Zanzibar implementations, and to our own open-source project(s)—OPAL.ac (used by leaders like Tesla and Zapier)Implement smart indexing and caching algorithms to meet our strict SLACollaborate closely with the founders and the rest of the core team, mentor fellow engineers and become a domain expert