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Copper Studios | www.copperstud.io | SF (Mission), CA | Lead Backend Engineer Job Description We are a small, strong team, building a new way to discover and experience media. Our backend is built using Python and node.js, running on AWS, using a neo4j graph database for storage. We are looking for a talented backend engineer to architect and implement a highly scalable backend infrastructure to make an incredible user experience possible. We… - Are planning to change the game. Completely. We dream big. - Consist of team members who have built some of the very biggest products in mobile, social, and digital media - Drive each other to reach a very high bar of engineering and design quality - Want to help people rise to their potential by trusting each other and giving everyone on the team a lot of autonomy and responsibility. - Believe that a balance of work and personal life is essential to making breakthroughs in technology and creativity You… - Are an exceptional backend architect. You enjoy breaking down a complex problem into smaller parts, and don't stop refining until you have reached the most simple and elegant solution - Know the latest backend services and systems, and when to use them. Our backend is built on AWS, which provides a tremendous variety of puzzle pieces that can be fit together in different ways - Are comfortable working in all parts of the stack. You understand the complexities of deploying, scaling, and monitoring cloud components - Have designed database schemas. We are using a graph database, which solves interesting problems and poses interesting challenges - Can debug with the best of them. - Have strong opinions, weakly held. You don't hesitate to speak up when you have an idea that could make things better - Have experience building web services, integrating authentication and external APIs - Love social media and culture. We believe the best products are the ones we build for ourselves - Have a bachelors degree or higher in computer science/engineering, etc. https://angel.co/copper-studios/jobs/109544-lead-backend-eng...