**About[Silo](https://usesilo.com)**
Help us rebuild the oldest system in the world - the agricultural supply chain
Silo builds technologies which bring efficiency and transparency to the
agricultural supply chain. Our modern ERP dramatically increases profits,
improves product freshness, and reduces food waste for wholesalers,
distributors, shippers, and importers.
We are a highly motivated team of engineers, designers, business and
agricultural specialists taking on the challenge of transforming a centuries
old industry. We are looking for self-motivated team members who crave a
challenge and feel energized to work cross functionally to realize Silo’s
enormous potential.
**Why Silo**
We will work hard to make sure your decision to join us is worthwhile and
rewarding. You’ll learn how a start-up operates and learn skills that will
help you at any point in your career. You will be empowered to take initiative
and get support to execute an idea from beginning to the end.
**The Role**
As a back-end software engineer, you will be responsible for building
efficient and robust server-side business logic for product features, and
ensuring high performance and responsiveness to frontend requests. You will
work with other back-end and frontend engineers to design effective APIs
providing a great user experience. Our back-end is currently written in Go and
connected to a Postgres database, all deployed on AWS through Kubernetes.
**What you 'll do**
* Collaborate on software projects with product designers and frontend engineers (and even our end-users if you’d like!)
* Implement efficient and robust algorithms for product features
* Develop, release, and maintain backend services and/or infrastructure
* Work with frontend engineers to design flexible APIs
* Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
**Qualifications**
* 6+ years of experience building high-availability software in a production environment
* B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
* Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design
* Experience with Postgres, MongoDB, or other major database solutions
* Experience with REST- or GraphQL-based API design
* Willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced start-up environment
Bonus points for:
* Tech lead experience
* Proficiency in Go
* Familiarity with SQL query and Postgres DB performance optimization
* Intuition in good product design
**Benefits & Perks**
Silo offers a competitive salary, as well as comprehensive company-sponsored
health insurance, wellness and meal stipends, flexible time away and paid
parental leave - in addition to a great company culture and team!
While not explicitly listed, we also offer equity based on experience level.