Senior Back End Engineer (Remote)

Lotic is an impact-first, professional investor-backed, early-stage startup pursuing a mission of helping every individual Live.Life.Better. Using storytelling and behavioral know-how, we are building our platform at the intersection of self-knowledge and data-based intelligence and insights. If you are looking to make an impact on the world, solve cutting-edge problems, and get sh*t done, then explore our posting below.

Desired Traits

• Eager to solve problems that no one has before
• Comfortable in exploring the unknown and challenge the status quo
• A desire to shape the future of an early-stage startup
• Strong sense of ownership and follow through
• Intellectually curious
• Assertive and considerate
• Leads by example, and sees the value in others
• ability to take smart risks and champion new ideas

Requirements

• Extensive proficiency in NodeJS with building web applications
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure (GCP strongly preferred)
• Clear understanding of software design patterns and principles
• Understanding of backend architecture, service interfaces, REST, database systems, BFF (backend-for-frontend) interface e.g. GraphQL

Nice to Have Experience

• Infrastructure as Code
• React
• ReactNative
• GraphQL
• StoryBook UI
• Crypto
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Data Science
• Machine Learning

About Lotic:Lotic is an insights company committed to helping people live life better. At Lotic, we believe every person has a story and every voice matters. Lotic offers a place to tell that story, aiming to help people understand themselves better through the use of artificial intelligence, data science, and behavioral science to provide private, unique insights that allow individuals to live their tomorrow better than today. Our mission is to provide individuals increased self-awareness and evidence-based solutions.
Our culture:Our teammates are mission-driven, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually curious. The foundations for Lotic’s culture are discipline, honesty, pragmatism, focus, inclusiveness, authenticity, and creativity.
We are a fully-remote company that meets once a quarter onsite for a few days of collaboration and team fun. So far, our team has experienced L.A, Austin (Yeehaw!), Toronto, and Pittsburgh.
Commitment to diversity and inclusion: We strongly believe the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we can be. We are committed to equal opportunity, celebrating individual differences and embracing diversity by building a team that reflects a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including underrepresented groups and communities. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application process, please let us know.
Benefits:- We pay you and your family’s insurance premiums- Shared stock pool- Unlimited PTO- Fully Remote