About the role

Designing, building, and maintaining Wave’s backend ecosystem. Contributing to frameworks and communication standards that support backend engineering for small businesses.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain Wave’s backend ecosystem and reusable software stack.
Define the Golden Path for frameworks and communication.
Go beyond immediate tasks to understand underlying business objectives.
Deliver high-quality functionality while consistently improving the surrounding codebase.
Create technical clarity amidst ambiguity.
Evaluate technical approaches and propose multiple solutions to complex problems.
Drive clarity for assigned tasks by performing independent research and outreach.

3+ years of professional experience in backend engineering with a proven track record of delivering results with increasing autonomy.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
Professional background in building and maintaining reusable software libraries and frameworks, specifically using Python and containerization tools.
Proficiency in inter-service communication methods and patterns, including synchronous and asynchronous systems such as Kafka(Avro), SQS, gRPC(Protobuf).
Technical competency in how backend code interacts with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS-native services.
Ability to develop developer-first tools and a thorough knowledge of GraphQL gateways to simplify complex integrations while maintaining technical capability.
Experience performing independent research to evaluate the trade-offs of different technical approaches.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical trade-offs.