Back End Lead Engineer – Expressable
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Expressable (11-50 Employees, 2 Yr Employee Growth Rate)
1-Year Employee Growth Rate | 2-Year Employee Growth Rate | LinkedIn | $19.5M Venture Funding
What Is Employee Growth Rate & Why Is It Important?
Expressable is a virtual speech therapy practice committed to expanding access to critical services for the 40M people in the United States with a communication disorder. In response to a strong body of research proving that parent interventions are the most effective way to improve pediatric outcomes, Expressable has pioneered a technology-enabled care model focused on helping parents integrate speech therapy techniques into their child’s daily lives. Founded in 2019, we’ve been a fully remote workforce since day one.
As a Back-End Lead Engineer with Expressable, you’ll help us build innovative patient and therapist experiences using serverless technologies.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience with AWS Lambda, DynamoDB and over three years of writing applications in Node.js.
Additional Experience:
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securing serverless applications
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modeling data in NoSQL
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developing and maintaining REST APIs
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with Postman or an equivalent API tool
KEY COMPETENCIES:
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Technical Skills–Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
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Design–Generates creative solutions; Translates concepts and information into images; Uses feedback to modify designs; Applies design principles; Demonstrates attention to detail.
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Teamwork–Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
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Attention to Detail–Double-checks the accuracy of information and work product to provide accurate and consistent work. Provides information on a timely basis and in a usable form to others who need to act on it. Carefully monitors the details and quality of own and others’ work.
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Adaptability–Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have experience with our tech stack and development practices:
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AWS technologies (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, Cognito, API Gateway, EventBridge, Step Functions, SAM framework for CloudFormation, Cloudwatch, Amplify Auth)
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GitHub
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CI/CD
CULTURE FIT
During the selection process, the ideal candidate projects a sense of professionalism, initiative, and maturity, communicates clearly and effectively; and:
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Conveys a genuine passion for our mission to set a new standard in speech therapy by making every caregiver a champion of their loved one’s success.
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Describes examples of empowering others to achieve success.
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Expresses an understanding of integrity and can provide an example of maintaining ethical behavior when challenged to do otherwise.
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Communicates a commitment to innovation through steady and iterative problem solving.
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Demonstrates success as a team leader, team member, and an independent contributor.
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Salary and compensation
$150,000 — $170,000/year
Location
US