over 3 years ago
Base Salary
$175k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build reliable and extensible backend systems that scale across features, users, and engineers.
- Re-architect existing services and safely migrate live flows onto new systems.
- Own features spanning multiple foundational components from problem discovery through design, deployment, and operations.
- Design and operate services using queues and asynchronous workflows, including idempotency, retries, and schema migrations.
- Implement end-to-end testing, continuous deployment, and zero-downtime migrations.
- Collaborate with Product, Mobile, SRE, and Design through written proposals, design reviews, and implementation.
- Mentor engineers through pairing, code review, written designs, and ownership transfer.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building and operating scalable backend systems in one or more modern languages, primarily Go.
- Strong computer science foundation in algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience designing and operating production services that communicate through queues and asynchronous workflows.
- Production experience with idempotency, retries, and schema migrations.
- Experience leading a significant re-architecture or migration on a live system end to end.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, collaborate with product managers and designers, make pragmatic architectural tradeoffs, and adapt to changing objectives.
Benefits
- Geo-adjusted compensation with meaningful equity; the NYC salary range is $175K-$225K depending on level, experience, and interview performance.
- 401(k) match.
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents with no waiting period.
- Stipends for family-forming needs and gender-affirming care.
- Unlimited PTO.
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About Cape
Cape builds a privacy-first mobile network in the U.S., providing cellular service that minimizes data collection and supports secure communication for consumers, businesses, and government customers. It sells subscription wireless plans and related security features, enabling organizations to deploy protected mobile connectivity without relying on legacy tracking practices. Founded in 2022, the company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.