Lead Cloud & Backend Engineer

Dorian is a no-code platform that empowers creators to turn comics into social games and help millions of unpaid creators monetize their content in a game format!

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

Summary of Position

• The Lead Cloud & Backend Engineer will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure, databases, and backend code for our mobile app and authoring tools.
• We are seeking someone who is ambitious, self-motivated, agile, and adaptable.
• You must be able to multitask efficiently, be proactive, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, build, deploy, and maintain server-side systems and supporting tools
• Design and manage databases to ensure optimal performance, scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency
• Set up and maintain monitoring and logging systems to ensure high availability and performance
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate and streamline management processes
• Ensure data backup and recovery plans are in place and regularly tested
• Manage cloud costs and optimize resource usage to maintain cost-efficiency
• Analyze and troubleshoot systems to fix issues or make improvements
• Deliver quality code that is self-tested and optimized for performance and scalability
• Collaborate with team members on product design and realizing the company’s vision
• Prototyping to evaluate ideas and ensure technical feasibility of feature designs
• Mentor other engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Conduct code reviews to maintain high code quality and standards

Requirements

• Backend Development:10+ years of cloud/data/backend/devOps engineering experience
• AWS expert: 5+ years of experience with AWS products, including EC2, EKS, RDS, S3, & CloudFront
• MySQL database management: 5+ years of experience in architecting and optimizing MySQL databases for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost
• Node frameworks: 5+ years of experience using backend Node-based frameworks such as Express or Koa
• TypeScript:5+ years of experience writing TypeScript
• Kubernetes Experience:4+ years of experience working with Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Redis Experience:3+ years of experience with Redis, including caching, message brokering, and session management
• Experience with building and scaling B2C platforms
• Knowledge of basic security best practices in a cloud environment
• Experience developing asynchronous code
• Ability to work with remote instances: SSH, remote debugging, logs
• Strong git skills
• Great communication skills

Pluses

• Game development experience
• Experience or a strong interest in AI (machine learning)
• Experience or an interest in Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Perks

• Fast growth and learning opportunity - we ship, learn, and iterate fast!
• Opportunity to be a part of a venture-funded ambitious team that builds a product that changes lives!
• Competitive compensation and equity
• Flexible location (fully remote)

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