[Remote] Platform Software Engineer (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Happy Returns, a UPS Company, is transforming the online shopping return process into a seamless experience. The Platform Software Engineer will build and operate backend services and shared platform systems, focusing on designing reliable APIs and improving system performance.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the successful implementation and delivery of new features and projects using a variety of languages and frameworks such as Golang, Python, and PostgreSQL
• Build and maintain data pipelines and tooling powering analytics, operational workflows, and product capabilities
• Actively participate in architecture discussions and technical design reviews to ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of the Happy Returns system
• Enforce clean code coding standards and excellent coding practices by conducting thoughtful code reviews and upholding a commitment to testing and maintainability
• Learn from senior engineers, contribute to knowledge-sharing sessions, and continuously expand your technical and problem-solving skills as you grow into more complex projects
• Partner with Product, Data, and other engineering teams to translate their needs into technical solutions
• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and documentation workflows
• Support the health and stability of our systems through thoughtful testing monitoring, and debugging

Skills

• 1-3 years of experience building backend APIs or services
• Experience developing in Go, Python, or another backend language
• Familiarity with databases and data storage technologies
• The ability to efficiently ship clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• A strong interest in joining a highly collaborative environment and working daily with stakeholders across the organization
• Curiosity, adaptability and a readiness to explore new technologies, and introduce tools that make the team more effective
• A self-starter mindset with the ability to learn independently and thrive in a fully remote work environment
• Expertise in multiple server-side languages such as Go or Python
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
• Experience with data processing frameworks, ETL/ELT pipelines, or streaming systems
• Exposure to performance optimization, distributed systems fundamentals, or event-driven architectures
• Interest in e-commerce, logistics, developer experience, or building tooling for other engineers

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