Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll get to: Help build and shape the next generation of Branch’s APIs and backend systems. Influence and drive best practices and technical excellence within your team and across the Branch organization. Scope, define and lead design and implementation across multi-functional teams. You will often take vague product requirements and be responsible for breaking them down into smaller components displaying committed prioritization and coordination. Work with the QA team to ensure the features you're shipping are of high quality, including rolling up your sleeves and writing both unit and integration tests. Mentor other team members and contribute to team growth. Learn something new every week, whether it’s a new technology or a quirk of a language we otherwise didn’t know. On occasion, you may find yourself picking up a new language or working with an unfamiliar platform. You’ll be a good fit if you have: 5+ years of professional experience building scalable backend systems and API gateways. Strong experience in Java, and Node.js and comfortable diving into any language or technology. Strong experience in building and maintaining API gateways. Strong experience in working with modern cloud-based microservice architectures. Experience with Nginx, Go and Kotlin is a strong plus. Experience in building and scaling node.js applications is a strong plus. Experience with databases like Postgres, and familiarity with Redis and Kafka. Experience building and debugging complex systems in a team environment. Ability to write readable and testable code. High attention to detail and a strong desire to continually improve. A little bit about us: Branch has raised more than $600M from investors such as NEA, Founders Fund, and Playground Ventures. We are headquartered in Silicon Valley and have a presence all over the world. Diversity at Branch ranks in the top 10% for similarly sized companies (by Comparably). In 2022, we were recognized as one of Forbes Best Startups and certified by Great Places to Work. We have more than 3 billion monthly users and are partnered with over 75,000 apps. If you think you’d be a good fit for this role, we’d love for you to apply! At Branch, we strive to create an inclusive culture that encourages people from different backgrounds and age groups to bring their unique, diverse perspectives to work. We aim every day to build an environment that empowers us all to do the best work of our lives, and we can’t wait to show you what we have to offer! Please note that Branch's COVID-19 vaccination policy requires all team members who will be working from one of our offices or will be attending company events to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to qualifying accommodation requests.