Senior Backend Engineer
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Competencies
weights sum to 1.00| Name | ID | Weight | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed systems design | c.distributed_systems | 0.30 | Reasoning about partitioning, replication, consistency tradeoffs, and failure modes at scale. |
| API design | c.api_design | 0.20 | Producing API surfaces that are explicit, versioned, and resistant to misuse. |
| Debugging fluency | c.debugging_fluency | 0.25 | Forming hypotheses, isolating variables, and reaching root cause efficiently. |
| Communication clarity | c.communication_clarity | 0.15 | Articulating decisions, tradeoffs, and unknowns precisely under questioning. |
| Code quality | c.code_quality | 0.10 | Producing code that is readable, testable, and free of accidental complexity. |
Must-haves
- required5+ years backend in Python or Go
- requireddirect production ownership of a multi-instance service