Senior Backend Engineer Recommendations

### Responsibilities * **Product Ownership**: Collaborate, build, and lead key components of our [Raya](https://himalayas.app/companies/raya) backend services * **Collaboration:** Work hand-in-hand with cross-functional teams, ranging from UX designers to data scientists, ensuring our solutions are comprehensive and user focused * **Continuous Learning:** Stay updated with the latest in [Raya](https://himalayas.app/companies/raya)'s tech ecosystem, ensuring our solutions are scalable, maintainable, and innovative * **User-Centric Development:** Prioritize and advocate for top-tier user experiences, utilizing feedback loops and data-driven methodologies to define and refine product features * **Operational Excellence:** Navigate the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring agile methodologies, CI/CD practices, and [Raya](https://himalayas.app/companies/raya)'s best practices are integrated into all development phases ### Qualifications * 6+ years of hands-on experience in modern software development environments, with a track record of delivering scalable and maintainable systems * Demonstrated expertise in system design, architecture, and mastery in Golang * Proven experience in building and scaling backend systems in production at a startup or fast-moving environment * Production recommendation systems and/or machine learning model deployment/integration experience * Enthusiasm around new AI tools and frameworks - and a willingness to quickly adopt emerging best practices ### What Sets You Apart * **Visionary**: You think beyond the present, anticipating future technological trends and their implications on the [Raya](https://himalayas.app/companies/raya) Community. * **Empathetic Leader:** You naturally resonate with colleagues, users, and collaborative teams, fostering a culture of understanding and innovation * **Growth-oriented:** You possess a perpetual learner's mindset, open to challenges, and always seeking opportunities to expand your technical horizons * **Impact-driven:** With a knack for identifying the 'big picture', you prioritize tasks that maximize impact, aligning with [Raya](https://himalayas.app/companies/raya)’s overarching goals * **Productivity-obsessed:** You value tools, workflows, and habits that maximize team velocity. * **Bias toward shipping and iteration**: You're able to build quickly, learn, and refine in short cycles Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)