Braintrust is hiring a
Remote Senior Backend Engineer with Serverless Framework experience for Pioneering 5G Music Infrastructure Project Freelance
\n\nABOUT US:\n\nBraintrust is a user-owned talent network that connects top-tier professionals with the world's leading enterprises. We prioritize transparency, eliminating middlemen and high markups, ensuring job-seekers are matched swiftly to innovative roles while clients benefit from unparalleled efficiency and quality.\n\nABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS:\n\nThe hiring process for this role involves completing your Braintrust profile, applying directly to the role on Braintrust, and undergoing a one-time screening to ensure you meet our vetted talent specifications. After this, the hiring team will contact you directly if they believe you are a suitable match.\n\nOur process isn't for everyone, that's intentional. If you believe that you are a top candidate for this job, please join our network to give yourself the opportunity to work with top companies.\n\n \n\n\n* \nJOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)\n\n* \nLOCATION: Remote - Europe - CET/WAT | Partial overlap\n\n* \nHOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $30 โ $100/hr\n\n* \nESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week - Short term\n\n* \nEXPERIENCE: 5-10 years\n\nBRAINTRUST JOB ID: 9729\n\n\n\n\n \n\nTHE OPPORTUNITY\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequirements\n\n\n\nWhat You'll Do:\n\n\n* \n\nDesign and implement Node.js APIs handling over 1,800 requests / second at peak.\n\n\n* \n\nBuild highly scalable RESTful web services using Node.JS / Express framework\n\n\n* \n\nBuild various API's in Node utilizing the AWS services; DynamodB, Security Token Service, EC2 - from an existing Serverless Framework\n\n\n* \n\nWork closely with our product, design, marketing, server side, network and machine learning teams to optimize the singing experience on a weekly basis\n\nWhat You'll Need (The Fundamentals):\n\n\n* \n\n5+ years of development experience working with the modern frontend and the backend frameworks.\n\n\n* \n\nExpert in AWS and Serverless Architecture, experience in AWS stack (AWS Beanstalk, EC2, ELB, Lambda, Route53, VPC, Cloud front) and security practices (IAM, AWS Users and Roles, Tokins)\n\n\n* \n\nExtensively worked in Typescript \n\n\n* \n\nExperience with AWS Console, and configuring infrastructure: VPC, Subnets, EC2, AWS Batch, Cloudefront, Route53\n\n\n* \n\nExperience with AWS specific technologies: API Gateway, Lambda functions, S3, DynamoDb, RDS, Timestream, Secrets Manager, Cloudwatch, CloudTrail, Cloudformation, and more\n\n\n* \n\nFamiliarity with yaml pipelines & CI\CD, Jira, Github\n\n\n* \n\nExtensively worked with the frameworks like JQuery, Dojo, AngularJS, Angular 2.0 / 4.0 and React\n\n\n* \n\nBuilding highly scalable web services using Node.js and Java and Implemented Spring MVC, which includes writing controller classes for handling requests, processing form submissions and performed validations using Commons validator.\n\n\n* \n\nDeveloping micro services using Node.js / Java and used AWS Lambda functions to build Services.\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with Node.js Web frameworks like: Meteor, Express and Kraken.JS.\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with JavaScript testing frameworks like Jasmine, Quit, Mocha and Chai\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with various Databases like: MongoDB, SQL Server, Postgres, Dynamo DB\n\n\n* \n\nGood knowledge in various design patterns such as MVC, MVVM and Flux\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with the following build tools like Web pack, gulp and grunt\n\n\n* \n\nExperience Deploying the application to production, monitoring and troubleshooting the application in the production\n\n\n* \n\nUsed Docker containers for deploying the application and Mesos for maintaining the clusters. Developing scripts for build, deployment, maintenance and related tasks using Jenkins, Docker, Maven, Python and Bash\n\n\n* \n\nProficient in Java / J2EE Design Patterns including singleton, command, object pool, session facade, Model View Controller (MVC), Data Access Object (DAO).\n\n\n* \n\nWell versed with core Java concepts like collections, multithreading, serialization, Java beans.\n\n\n* \n\nHaving exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Neo4j, Elastic Search.\n\n\n* \n\nExperience in Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) is a plus\n\n\n* \n\nExperience extracting data from the Unity platform a plus\n\n\n* \n\nExperience collaborating on projects and working efficiently as part of a team.\n\n\n* \n\nLove of owning a problem end-to-end.\n\n\n\n\n\nNice-To-Haves (the Unicorn list):\n\n\n* \n\nNo ego.\n\n\n* \n\nA Desire to be a Pioneer in Mobile 5G ie. you like to solve really hard problems (or problems that haven't existed yet)\n\n\n* \n\nA love of surrealist, absurdist comedy. I mean, 'No-one expects the Spanish Inquisition?', Am I right?\n\n\n* \n\nA strong passion for 'Social Contagion' Theory, and the desire to create a pro-social, pro-co-operative world.\n\n\n* \n\nPlay an instrument or love all things audio.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat youโll be working on\n\n\n\nROLE: Senior Backend Engineer with Serverless Framework experience for Pioneering 5G Music Infrastructure Project (REMOTE)\nCONTRACT TYPE: Initial 1-3 month contract (potential temp-to-permanent)\nLOCATION: REMOTE \nSTART DATE: December 2023/January 2024\n\nBackground\n\nโRoads? Where weโre going, we donโt need roads.โ (Back to the Future)\n\nOpen Sesame's engineering team is seeking experienced senior Back End Engineer who is a pioneer; people who like doing things that haven't been done before and have a love for irreverent comedy (like Monty Python).\n\nThis role is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to join a rockstar team building a world-first B2B 5G audio infrastructure project, used by applications developers globally, with well-known global mobile operators, for millions of phones, to foster a pro-social, pro-cooperative communal experience for the entire world. No pressure.\n\nWhat You'll Do:\n\n\n* \n\nDesign and implement Node.js APIs handling over 1,800 requests / second at peak.\n\n\n* \n\nBuild highly scalable RESTful web services using Node.JS / Express framework\n\n\n* \n\nBuild various API's in Node utilizing the AWS services; DynamodB, Security Token Service, EC2 - from an existing Serverless Framework\n\n\n* \n\nWork closely with our product, design, marketing, server side, network and machine learning teams to optimize the singing experience on a weekly basis\n\nWhat You'll Need (The Fundamentals):\n\n\n* \n\n5+ years of development experience working with the modern frontend and the backend frameworks.\n\n\n* \n\nExpert in AWS and Serverless Architecture, experience in AWS stack (AWS Beanstalk, EC2, ELB, Lambda, Route53, VPC, Cloud front) and security practices (IAM, AWS Users and Roles, Tokins)\n\n\n* \n\nExtensively worked in Typescript \n\n\n* \n\nExperience with AWS Console, and configuring infrastructure: VPC, Subnets, EC2, AWS Batch, Cloudefront, Route53\n\n\n* \n\nExperience with AWS specific technologies: API Gateway, Lambda functions, S3, DynamoDb, RDS, Timestream, Secrets Manager, Cloudwatch, CloudTrail, Cloudformation, and more\n\n\n* \n\nFamiliarity with yaml pipelines & CI\CD, Jira, Github\n\n\n* \n\nExtensively worked with the frameworks like JQuery, Dojo, AngularJS, Angular 2.0 / 4.0 and React\n\n\n* \n\nBuilding highly scalable web services using Node.js and Java and Implemented Spring MVC, which includes writing controller classes for handling requests, processing form submissions and performed validations using Commons validator.\n\n\n* \n\nDeveloping micro services using Node.js / Java and used AWS Lambda functions to build Services.\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with Node.js Web frameworks like: Meteor, Express and Kraken.JS.\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with JavaScript testing frameworks like Jasmine, Quit, Mocha and Chai\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with various Databases like: MongoDB, SQL Server, Postgres, Dynamo DB\n\n\n* \n\nGood knowledge in various design patterns such as MVC, MVVM and Flux\n\n\n* \n\nWorked with the following build tools like Web pack, gulp and grunt\n\n\n* \n\nExperience Deploying the application to production, monitoring and troubleshooting the application in the production\n\n\n* \n\nUsed Docker containers for deploying the application and Mesos for maintaining the clusters. Developing scripts for build, deployment, maintenance and related tasks using Jenkins, Docker, Maven, Python and Bash\n\n\n* \n\nProficient in Java / J2EE Design Patterns including singleton, command, object pool, session facade, Model View Controller (MVC), Data Access Object (DAO).\n\n\n* \n\nWell versed with core Java concepts like collections, multithreading, serialization, Java beans.\n\n\n* \n\nHaving exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Neo4j, Elastic Search.\n\n\n* \n\nExperience in Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) is a plus\n\n\n* \n\nExperience extracting data from the Unity platform a plus\n\n\n* \n\nExperience collaborating on projects and working efficiently as part of a team.\n\n\n* \n\nLove of owning a problem end-to-end.\n\n\n\n\n\nNice-To-Haves (the Unicorn list):\n\n\n* \n\nNo ego.\n\n\n* \n\nA Desire to be a Pioneer in Mobile 5G ie. you like to solve really hard problems (or problems that haven't existed yet)\n\n\n* \n\nA love of surrealist, absurdist comedy. I mean, 'No-one expects the Spanish Inquisition?', Am I right?\n\n\n* \n\nA strong passion for 'Social Contagion' Theory, and the desire to create a pro-social, pro-co-operative world.\n\n\n* \n\nPlay an instrument or love all things audio.\n\n\n* \n\nLives in NRW Germany region - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Open Sesame\nOpen Sesame Media is a B2B Communications PaaS venture providing low latency synchronized audio over 5G to application developers via its patented SyncStageTM platform. In short, we 'sync' a group of devices at extremely low latency (8 times faster than Google Meet, 5 times faster than Discord) to enable instant 'real time' grouped synchronized digital audio experiences. We just completed the world's-first music collaboration showcasing 3 guitarists performing together on SyncStage between 3 telecom networks and 3 countries. The guitarists performed remotely between NYC (Verizon), London (Vodafone), & Toronto (Rogers Communications).\n\nWe are working with and have tested SyncStage on major telecoms across the globe to bring our technology to market (including Verizon, Rogers, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, KDDI, Softbank, SK Telecom, and Singtel).\n\nWe are based in Los Angeles, CA, with an office in Cologne Germany.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApply Now!\n\nNotes:\n\nOur employers all have varying legal and geographic requirements for their roles, they trust Braintrust to find them the talent that meet their unique specifications. For that reason, this role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and weโd welcome your application.\n\nBraintrust values the multitude of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, Python, Consulting, Docker, Testing, JavaScript, Java, Serverless, Cloud, NoSQL, Typescript, Angular, Node, API, Mobile, Senior, Legal, Engineer and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n
$55,000 — $110,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n
๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐
We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nEurope 1