Junior Backend Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for some exceptional backend engineers for our Personalization team. The mandate for this team is to envision, develop, and manage the systems / workflows that enable Shutterfly to automatically generate products and to recommend them at the right time with the right content. A huge challenge!

Responsibilities
Help develop the next-generation of Shutterfly product creation services
Analyze, design and develop scalable services and components in the AWS Cloud
Debug, maintain and improve the backend infrastructure running on AWS, enhancing its ability to process millions of images per day
Design and build flexible pipelines that can rapidly evolve to handle new technologies and modeling approaches
Turn requirements into simple, elegant, optimal solutions
Work with team members and other groups to achieve company goals

Skills And Qualifications

B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent.
Wealth of experience (Two or more years) as a backend engineer, writing in Python, Node.js or the like
Experience designing and implementing distributed and scalable systems
Experience developing and working with RESTful web services and client-server architectures
Experience with working over Linux OS
Self-direction, ambition, and an eagerness to learn new things
Ability to take high-level project concepts and turn them into well thought out system designs
Listens / curious / adaptable / collaborative
Must have a positive, Can Do! Attitude and willing to have fun while working

Bonus points for:
Experience in cloud computing and/or AWS services
Participated in an end-to-end big data and/or large-scale performance challenge
Experience with big data technologies (ideally Spark)