Position: Senior Back-end Developer at HelloBiome - AI microbiome platform
Company: HelloBiome
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

## The Company 

We are HelloBiome (ELSI Skin Health Inc), a global start-up whose mission is to transform how we treat and understand our skin through the microbiome. HelloBiome is the AI-powered microbiome assessment and data platform by the people behind the first US microbiome-friendly skincare brand Dr. Elsa Jungman who created an at-home test measuring skin microbiome health (2022 Product Innovation Beacon Award by Beauty Independent). The patent-pending platform built for the skin microbiome kit is now being opened to beauty & wellness companies to examine the interaction between the skin microbiome, ingredients, and formulation. Its mission is to support the next generation of skin health solutions through microbiome data. We are based in San Francisco California with a global remote team.


## The Role 

The Back-end Developer at HelloBiome plays a major role within the product team and will report directly to the CTO. They ensure the data or service requested by both the front-end components and the machine learning APIs are delivered. The Back-end Developer will create, code, and improve the application infrastructure, and processes to deliver a functional, secure, and seamless experience to the end user. Back-end Developer tasks span around core application logic, databases, API, data transformation, application integration, and deployment. They will work closely with Front-end Developers and Data Scientists.


## Personality 

We’re looking for someone who’s eager to join a multidisciplinary and international R&D team, and will be eager to learn and contribute. 


## Responsibilities 

- Develop, maintain, and improve our web applications and APIs 
- Optimize application for security, speed, and scalability 
- Build reusable, testable, and efficient code 
- Test the code and fix bugs 
- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders 


## Requirements 

- 5+ years of commercial experience in web development 
- 3+ years of commercial experience with Node.js 
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript and the ECMAScript 6 standards 
- Commercial experience working with high-loaded SQL and NoSQL databases 
- Commercial experience in implementing the REST, GraphQL, and Web Sockets 
- Understanding of the TDD principles and experience in writing tests 
- Experience with AWS Cloud 
- SOLID principles 
- Experience with the Git version control system 
- DevOps experience (Deployment to multiple environments, Automated builds, Continuous Deployment) 
- Python is a plus 


## Technology stack 

AWS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB, Python, GitHub, Git, Asana 


## We offer 

- $55-70K/year, salary based on experience 
- Healthcare insurance compensation 
- Flexible hours 
- Equity options