Senior Back-End Engineer

About the Position

Design, secure, and scale our cloud-native platform serving millions; collaborate globally to deliver real impact.

LotusFlare is a provider of cloud-native SaaS products based in the heart of Silicon Valley. Founded by the team that helped Facebook reach over one billion users, LotusFlare was founded to make affordable mobile communications available to everyone on Earth.

Today, LotusFlare focuses on designing, building, and continuously evolving a digital commerce and monetization platform that delivers valuable outcomes for enterprises. Our platform, Digital Network Operator® (DNO™) Cloud, is licensed to telecommunications services providers and supports millions of customers globally.

LotusFlare has also designed and built the leading eSIM travel product - Nomad. Nomad provides global travelers with high-speed, affordable data connectivity in over 190 countries. Nomad is available as an iOS or Android app or via getnomad.app.

Responsibilities

• Replacing traditional business back ends with an engagement-centric, dynamic product stack.
• Developing, securing, and scaling the back-end infrastructure to support the platform to handle millions of concurrent API calls.
• Participating in the entire software cycle from developing/testing, to code reviews and maintaining/managing your code/application on production.
• Collaborating closely with product and other functional engineering teams.
• Taking ownership of the code you write.

Requirements

• A BA/BS in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5-7+ years of work experience in designing, building, and deploying highly scalable and secure web services in production environments.
• Experience with Node.js, Lua, and Scala. Experience with other languages such as Java, Python, Golang, C++ is welcome.
• Strong understanding of security best practices, performance optimization, and fault tolerance.
• In-depth knowledge of distributed systems concepts (consistency, fault tolerance, consensus algorithms).
• Mastery of RESTful API design principles. Experience with API gateways, API documentation tools, and API security.
• Deep understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS) and how they impact application performance and security.
• Strong understanding of concurrency models and their tradeoffs.
• Experience with techniques for handling concurrency challenges in high-traffic environments.
• Advanced data modeling skills in both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with a wider range of cloud platforms and technologies, including containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless computing, and other DevOps tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience with additional programming languages and technologies.

We Offer

• Competitive salary package.
• Paid lunch (In the office).
• Private healthcare.
• Yearly bonus.
• Training and workshops.
• Opportunity to work with top-of-the-class engineers.

About the Company

At LotusFlare, we attract and keep amazing people by offering two key things:

• Purposeful Work: Every team member sees how their efforts make a tangible, positive difference for our customers and partners.
• Growth Opportunities: We provide the chance to develop professionally while mastering cutting-edge practices in cloud-native enterprise software.

From the beginning, our mission has been to simplify technology to create better experiences for customers. Using an “experience down” approach, which prioritizes the customer's journey at every stage of development, our Digital Network Operator™ Cloud empowers communication service providers to achieve valuable business outcomes. DNO Cloud enables communication service providers to innovate freely, reduce operational costs, monetize network assets, engage customers on all digital channels, drive customer acquisition, and increase retention.

With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and five major offices worldwide, LotusFlare serves Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, A1, Globe Telecom, Liberty Latin America, Singtel, and other leading enterprises around the world.

Website: www.lotusflare.com

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