Senior Backend Engineer

SUMMARY

The Backend Engineer plays a crucial role in building and maintaining high-quality product features for our platform application. This role is part of the Commander web Application, with hiring and technology policies defined and owned by the Engineering Manager.

REPORTS TO

Engineering Manager

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and maintain high-quality product features for applications using Node.js. or any other backend language.
• Collaborate with the product team and other engineers to support our Commander web application
• Actively participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to improve overall code quality.
• Participate in interview panels related to platform development hiring.
• Work closely with the Engineering Manager, following the guidelines and direction provided by the Engineering Manager.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and other technical issues.

The duties and responsibilities outlined above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned from time to time based on business needs.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 to 5 years of experience in application development using backend languages
• Strong knowledge of architecture patterns, frameworks, and best practices.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is preferred.
• English proficiency is a must. It's important you can communicate your ideas clearly as you will be interacting with English-speaking coworkers.
• Must be based in Buenos Aires.
• Availability to work on-site in our office in CABA two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).

A few things to know about our hiring process:

We are committed to making hiring at SQUIRE fair, thoughtful, and accessible for every candidate. Below are a few important details about our hiring practices and policies.

🤝 Interview Accommodations

SQUIRE is committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to recruiting@getsquire.com and someone on our team will respond to you shortly.

⚖️ Equal Employment Opportunity

SQUIRE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

💬 Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

SQUIRE will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

🤖 AI in the Hiring Process

SQUIRE may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment with all final hiring decisions ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.