Senior Software Engineer Backend

Thrive Global is changing the way people live through a suite of well-being and behavior change products used to impact individual and organizational well-being and productivity. The marriage of data and analytics, our best-in-class content and science-backed behavior change IP will help people go from knowing what to do to actually doing it, enabling millions of consumers to begin the Thrive behavior change journey. As a backend engineer, you will play a significant role in building Thrive’s products and behavior change platform, from designing APIs to building out data models and everything in between.

Who We Are Looking For someone who:

• Believes that code clarity is paramount to modern engineering teams.
• Is excited about collaborating with others, engineering and non-engineering, both learning & teaching as Thrive grows.
• Has a willingness to take on a broad set of responsibilities from configuration to design to implementation.
• Has a passion for data-driven products.

How You’ll Contribute

• Create & improve backend services, using AWS Lambda, Node.js, PostgreSQL
• Review code, start new repos, and build new features
• Work with the product team to ensure proper data collection to drive future product direction

Must Haves

• 3+ years experience building web applications in Node.js, Java, or C++
• BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Understand common design patterns and familiarity with object-oriented programming.

Desired Skills

• Proficiency with AWS, microservices and/or serverless architectures.
• Past experience and passion for working on cross-functional projects