apella - Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Requirements
• You are a skilled backend software engineer with a strong foundation in service design and distributed systems. You enjoy architecting reliable, scalable services and infrastructure that power complex applications, and you're comfortable working across service boundaries, platform tooling, and the infrastructure that supports them. • 4+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with a focus on service-oriented architectures, high-throughput systems, and platform infrastructure. • Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Python, Java, Go, etc.). • Experience designing and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, etc.) and working with asynchronous or message-based systems. • Hands-on experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases. • Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar) and how applications run in production environments. • Experience building resilient systems with proper testing, validation, and error handling. • Experience with infrastructure-as-code or platform tooling that supports backend services. • Experience working in regulated or high-compliance environments. • Familiarity with streaming or event-driven platforms (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.). • Experience with containerized workloads and modern delivery and deployment patterns. • Background in data modeling, schema evolution, or data quality management. • Experience with media capture, storage, and delivery systems. • Familiarity with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux) or progressive delivery patterns (canary deployments, feature flags). • WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS: • Chat with Our Recruiter – A quick intro to get to know you and share more about Apella & the role • Complete a Coding Exercise – Work through a collaborative coding exercise with one of our engineers • Virtual Onsite Interviews – Meet a few team members and dive into areas like collaboration, culture, and role-specific skills. Typically 3-4 interviews • Meet with one or two of our founders – Usually "reverse interview" style where you can ask questions and make sure we're the right fit for you
Responsibilities
• Design and implement backend services and infrastructure that power our platform's core functionality. • Build and maintain reliable APIs, service interfaces, and platform tooling to support application needs. • Collaborate with product and engineering partners to understand system requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions. • Build systems for media capture, storage, and serving that support high-quality video and imaging workflows. • Implement observability, error handling, and monitoring to ensure system reliability in production. • Contribute to the design and evolution of secure, scalable infrastructure that supports high-throughput backend workloads. • Develop shared GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines with progressive delivery patterns (canary rollouts, automated testing).
Benefits
• $175K – $200K • Offers Equity • Actual compensation depends on experience and qualifications. We believe in fair compensation and strive to provide a competitive package, including benefits and growth opportunities. • We assess final compensation throughout the interview process, taking into account your experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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