Backend Engineer

At GOAT Group, the Engineering team is an integral part of our dynamic company.

By joining the team, your skills will be front and center, working alongside other passionate individuals to solve problems and build software.

From launching compelling new consumer experiences, tackling global logistics challenges to scaling infrastructure to facilitate our rapid growth – technology is essential to driving our vision forward.

The work you do will change the way the world shops, while also empowering entrepreneurs, including individual sellers, brands and boutiques.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to help design and implement new features across multiple backend applications.

In this role you will:

• Manage projects and problems of significantly larger scopes
• Formulate an efficient game plan for delivering a stable, well-tested feature on time
• Make technical recommendations that improve the codebase while minimizing risk
• Identify and fix (or, ideally, avoid) bugs and performance bottlenecks
• Coordinate and communicate seamlessly across other technical and product teams
• Be a helpful and supportive presence on the team, contributing to code reviews and other team processes

We are looking for:

• BS degree preferred
• Experience in software engineering with Ruby on Rails (Python, Go, PHP, or Java is ok too)
• Experience with e-Commerce/Web Applications
• Familiar and comfortable with the technologies, the tradeoffs, and the design patterns emerging in web services
• A quick learner, a self-starter, able to work autonomously, and you’re willing (and able) to handle the pressures of an increasing level of responsibility

GOAT is the global platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future.

Since its founding in 2015, GOAT has become the leading and most trusted sneaker marketplace in the world.

Through its unique positioning between the primary and resale markets, the company offers styles across various time periods on its digital platforms and in its retail locations, while delivering products to over 30 million members across 170 countries.

The company is backed by strategic investor Foot Locker, Inc.

as well as some of the leading names in venture capital including D1 Capital Partners, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Matrix Partners, Upfront Ventures, Webb Investment Network and Y Combinator.

We encourage you to apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement.

We look for people who are passionate about what we do, not just those who check off all the boxes.

GOAT Group will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, if applicable.

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