EasyPost aims to simplify shipping for businesses by providing a developer-friendly REST API. The company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to modernize the technology behind USPS shipping, specifically focusing on the critical, high-traffic USPS PC Postage system and migrating it to the cloud.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Go; experience with additional languages such as Python, C++, or similar is a plus.
- designing, coding, testing, and debugging applications.
- familiarity with modern Go best practices (gRPC, microservices patterns, performance tuning)
- Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka
- backend frameworks and APIs
- SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling concepts.
- Git and other version control systems
Responsibilities
- design, code, test, and optimize high-performance Go services that power USPS shipping for millions of users.
- help refactor legacy systems for the cloud, then design new cloud-native services that take full advantage of Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka, and more.
- work hand-in-hand with product managers and other engineers to translate big ideas into rock-solid architecture.
- participate in peer reviews, mentor teammates, and bring modern Go best practices (gRPC, microservices patterns, performance tuning) into the codebase.
- troubleshoot production issues in high-throughput, low-latency environments without downtime.
- create clear technical docs so the next engineer can pick up right where you left off.
- bring fresh ideas from the industry to improve speed, scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
Other
- 8+ years of software development experience, master’s degree and 6+ years of software development experience, or equivalent related work experience.
- Familiarity with Agile or Scrum methodologies and tools like JIRA and Confluence.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
- authorized and based in the United States.
