Backend Engineer SDE II

About the job

Who We Are

For more than 20 years, people-driven companies have turned to Sequoia to get their employee experience right. We’re in this business because we know that taking great care of people leads to better business outcomes. Helping our clients achieve those outcomes is what drives our team, our strategic service offerings, and our technology forward. Sequoia comes through for clients with guidance, service, and the Sequoia People Platform. Through their compensation, benefits, and overall people programs, we enable them to better manage their global workforce, reduce administrative burdens, and reach a deeper level of employee care and support. We strategically use technology to enhance the expert guidance and committed service we bring to every client engagement.

The Opportunity

The Member Services Coordinator is a detail-oriented, investigative, and organized member of a small but mighty team. You will work with several internal teams to ensure enrollments are processed accurately and on time for clients who need manual processing. You will also build relationships with several of our carrier partners and third- party enrollment vendor to ensure enrollments are processed and discrepancies are resolved. You'll be a self-starter using your analytical skills to recognize issues and patterns in enrollment discrepancies .

Responsibilities:

• Build cutting-edge scalable systems by writing simple and efficient code and push your design and architecture limits for new product development.
• Optimising APIs for any applications while creating and maintaining unit tests for new code and fixing defects.
• Taking initiatives in developing and maintaining integrations of best practices within the backend department.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software.
• Monitoring system uptime and errors to drive us toward a high performing and reliable product.
• Take ownership and understand the need for code quality, elegance, and robust infrastructure.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in design and implementation of APIs.
• Strong hold in Algorithms and Problem solving.
• Capable of designing, building and testing your stable modules independently and be accountable.
• Hands on experience with programming languages like Python, Go, Node.js and Java.
• Expertise in at least two of the following: Web Development, System and API Design, Distributed Systems and Error Monitoring, Database Modelling and Design.

Our Culture

We Expect That These Will Resonate With You, Excite You, And Empower You To Do Your Best Work

Sequoia exists to come through for people who put their trust in us. Our team members live by a set of core values that underscore everything we do – for each other and for our clients.

Integrity

Passion for service

Innovative

Growth oriented

Caring for others

Promise-centric

Focused on relationship building

Compensation & Benefits

Sequoia offers team members compensation and benefits to support the physical, financial and emotional wellbeing of you and your loved ones. We continuously and purposefully build an inclusive culture, designed to empower everyone to do their best work Our compensation and benefits are thoughtful, competitive and leading edge, but most of all, they reflect what our people value most.

Location

We employ diverse talent across North America and India. We focus on well-rounded, values-based colleagues to add to our culture and help us forge new ground. Sequoia provides equal opportunity to all applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, citizenship, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We are building something special in the world of HR and this is an important role for us, and an incredible opportunity for the right candidate. Our environment is inclusive, diverse, ignited, built on integrity and deeply committed. Come and help us truly make a difference investing in people. Sequoia has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, Tempe, and Bangalore. Visit Sequoia.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter to learn more.

About Sequoia

For more than 20 years, people-driven companies have turned to Sequoia to get their employee experience right. We’re in this business because we know that taking great care of people leads to better business outcomes. Helping our clients achieve those outcomes is what drives our team, our strategic service offerings, and our technology forward. Sequoia comes through for clients with guidance, service, and the Sequoia People Platform. Through their compensation, benefits, and overall people programs, we enable them to better manage their global workforce, reduce administrative burdens, and reach a deeper level of employee care and support. We strategically use technology to enhance the expert guidance and committed service we bring to every client engagement.