The Platform team at HUMAN is responsible for a production platform that handles hundreds of thousands to millions of requests per second with a strict response time limitation and high availability. This is a critical system presenting endless infrastructure engineering challenges. We run tens of thousands of nodes on a multi-region cloud environment, and we put a big emphasis on performance, efficiency, and FinOps.
We’re looking for a strong and experienced Backend Platform Engineer with a strong passion for infrastructure and big data. An ideal candidate is someone passionate, tech-savvy, and independent, who can identify and suggest potential points for improvement, who works well within a team and mentors team members.What you'll do:Design and implement our production infrastructure.Independently identify points for improvement within our data infrastructure, from Backend components, to DevOps and visibility. Then pursue them using hands-on work and mentoring of team members.Take responsibility for our production architecture: be able to understand, suggest improvements, monitor, and identify root causes and issues within it.Help mentor and educate the team with knowledge and best practices.Have a key impact on the performance of our entire system, reaching millions of users every second.Help shape the team vision and culture, and take a lead role in pursuing it.Who you are:4+  years of hands-on Backend development experience.Strong passion for infrastructure and DevOps technologies.Ability to learn and understand Big Data and analyze traffic trends. A team player who puts the team first, and is able to take on a leading role within it.Strong experience with at least two programming languages.Involvement in tech communities -  open-source activity, giving or attending talks and conferences, writing and reading technical blog posts - big advantage.