Verusen is a leading technology company that uses artificial intelligence to provide visibility, digitization and prediction of materials data and inventory for complex supply chains. The company’s AI software harmonizes disparate material data across ERP instances/systems while providing accurate MDM across the enterprise to optimize inventory costs. Intelligent controls enforce inventory procedures to help prevent future inventory spikes, while predictive capabilities optimize allocation and procurement needs. The result is a data foundation you can trust to move quickly to innovate and support related Industry 4.0 initiatives.
Verusen is venture-backed by leading investors from San Francisco to Boston, and is a Signature Company at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). Partnerships including SAP and Accenture. Verusen is a portfolio company of SAP.iO.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Lead Back End Engineer with experience developing both monoliths and micro service applications and who appreciates the differences and advantages of each. The ideal candidate will have experience migrating a monolith into a distributed architecture and is well-versed in approaches to distributed application design. Has past experience leading teams between 3-5 people as a player / coach.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a backend team, ensuring efficient and timely delivery of high-quality code.
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient backend solutions using modern technologies.
- Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
- Oversee the integration and management of AWS services such as SQS, SNS, and other serverless architectures.
- Maintain and enhance legacy systems built on Python/Flask.
- Optimize database performance and ensure the reliability of PostgreSQL-based systems.
- Apply knowledge of distributed application design to daily tasks.
- Use SQL and knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases to manage data.
- Deploy code into clouds, considering cloud security features and their impact on code connectivity.
- Practice test-driven development (TDD) to ensure the quality of code.
Skills and Qualifications
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in backend development
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Python, Java, Go, C#, Rust, etc.)
- Experience developing RESTful endpoints.
- Experience working with Lambda functions or similar technologies.
- Experience with cloud deployment and understanding of cloud security features.
- Expertise with Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and GraphQL.
- Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines (e.g., Snowflake/DBT, DataBricks/Spark)
- Understanding of messaging queues and their role in software architecture.
- Experience practicing test-driven development (TDD).
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or another relevant field. Advanced degree is a plus.
Bonus points
Experience in fast paced, startup environments. Understands what it takes for a team to win in competitive environments and relishes the challenge.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Verusen, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support a diverse culture, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
