About the Role 

We are looking for an exceptional Staff Back-End Engineer to play a senior role in preparing the Glassdoor Community platform to grow rapidly in the next couple years. As a Staff Back-End Engineer, you will be instrumental in the architecture, design and implementation of the back-end components required to support such an ambitious platform growth goal. 

What You’ll Do 

• Implement and maintain back-end components to support the current and future needs of the Glassdoor Community platform.
• Lead the architectural design discussions and decisions for the back-end components.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code in TypeScript and JavaScript
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in the existing backend infrastructure.
• Work closely with the team to plan and implement scalable solutions that can handle constant userbase growth
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and implement end-to-end solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and support to ensure alignment with overall business goals.

What You’ll Bring 

• A commitment to add to our culture of DEI
• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in production applications (back-end)
• You are an independent, hard-working, responsible professional comfortable working in a distributed team spread across multiple time zones
• Technical expertise in technologies: NodeJS, Typescript, MongoDB, Redis, Restful API design/implementation, AWS EC2, S3, SQS, and EB
• Basic skills and general understanding of: GraphQL, Agora Voice, Twilio WebRTC or any other WebRTC technology, Docker, Basic Linux server administration skills, SocketIO, Sendgrid or similar email sending technologies
• Experience building micro services or migrating monolithic applications into micro services, AngularJS and SQL databases/warehouse databases (Snowflake, Redshift) is a plus
• Production experience with any CI/CD tool

Compensation and Benefits 

Base Salary Range*:  $168,000.00 - $252,000.00

*Glassdoor base salaries are targeted to the market 75th percentile for technical roles and the 65th percentile for non-technical roles. In other words, 65-75% of comparable organizations in our industry will pay less.

Annual Bonus Target**: 10%

**Bonuses are paid in 6-month intervals, aligning with bi-annual performance reviews

Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU): 

***Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, RSU grant awards are presented bi-annually to exceptional performers.

You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here.

Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, along with 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.

• Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave.

Coverage begins at the start of employment. After 48 months of continuous employment, 100% of all premiums for you and your dependents can be employer-paid!

Work/Life Balance:Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year

Investing in Your Future: 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services.