Senior Software Engineer

Job Spec - Senior Backend Engineer

About Beacon

Beacon is building the AI Supply Chain workspace that customers really want. We're building end-to-end visibility, automated workflows, and effortless collaboration that create material savings and unlock new value for our customers.

Backed by leading venture investors we’re a team passionate about product and solving the most complex day-to-day problems our customers experience. We ship fast, learn faster, and believe the best product wins.

The Role

We're looking for a senior backend engineer with strong fundamentals who leverages AI tooling to move fast and ship pragmatic solutions.

You'll own significant parts of our platform, lead technical initiatives, and scale infrastructure as we grow. Individual ownership, proactive problem-solving, and using AI to accelerate delivery are essential.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute and lead new technical and product initiatives
• Take a hands-on approach to design, architecture, development, and deployment of pragmatic software that powers Beacon's platform
• Conduct thorough code reviews and seek out simplicity 

What you’ll need:

• 3+ years Java & Spring Boot
• AWS service development and deployment
• Solid expertise in backend development, microservices architecture, and CI/CD best practices
• Track record maintaining secure applications in production
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Growth-oriented mindset
• Early-stage startup experience

Nice to haves:

• SQL, ElasticSearch, GraphQL
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines 
• Fullstack skills including Typescript, React, Styled-components, HTML & CSS
• Supply chain domain knowledge