Software Development Engineer III - Calendars

About HighLevel:

HighLevel is a cloud-based, all-in-one white-label marketing and sales platform that empowers marketing agencies, entrepreneurs, and businesses to elevate their digital presence and drive growth. With a focus on streamlining marketing efforts and providing comprehensive solutions, HighLevel helps businesses of all sizes achieve their marketing goals. We currently have ~1200 employees across 15 countries, working remotely as well as in our headquarters, which is located in Dallas, Texas. Our goal as an employer is to maintain a strong company culture, foster creativity and collaboration, and encourage a healthy work-life balance for our employees wherever they call home.

Our Website - https://www.gohighlevel.com/

YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXFiV4qDX5ipE-DQcsm1j4g

Blog Post - https://blog.gohighlevel.com/general-atlantic-joins-highlevel/

Our Customers:

HighLevel serves a diverse customer base, including over 60K agencies & entrepreneurs and 500K businesses globally. Our customers range from small and medium-sized businesses to enterprises, spanning various industries and sectors.

Scale at HighLevel:

We operate at scale, managing over 40 billion API hits and 120 billion events monthly, with more than 500 micro-services in production. Our systems handle 200+ terabytes of application data and 6 petabytes of storage

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer (SDE3) to join our Calendar Integrations team. This role is pivotal in reducing technical debt while ensuring the stability and scalability of our systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance, improve legacy systems, and implement best practices. You will spearhead initiatives to optimise integrations, APIs, and distributed systems for a robust and future-proof platform.

Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts to reduce technical debt without disrupting business operations
• Design and optimise APIs to enhance functionality and performance
• Develop and implement strategies for performance monitoring and system observability
• Drive database optimization efforts and ensure adherence to security best practices
• Collaborate across teams to execute technical initiatives that improve system scalability and maintainability
• Mentor and guide developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Analyze and improve legacy systems, ensuring minimal impact on current workflows
• Apply a data-driven approach to make informed technical decisions

Requirements:

• Expertise in backend design and architecture
• Strong knowledge of API design patterns
• Proven experience with database optimisation techniques
• In-depth understanding of security best practices in software development
• Proficiency in performance optimisation for distributed systems
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and optimising APIs
• Familiarity with system monitoring and observability tools
• Demonstrated experience in reducing technical debt while maintaining system stability
• Deep knowledge of integration patterns and distributed systems architecture
• Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Interview Process:

• Technical Interview I
• Assignment
• Technical Interview II
• Cultural Fitment Round

EEO Statement:

At HighLevel, we value diversity. In fact, we understand it makes our organisation stronger. We are committed to inclusive hiring/promotion practices that evaluate skill sets, abilities, and qualifications without regard to any characteristic unrelated to performing the job at the highest level. Our objective is to foster an environment where really talented employees from all walks of life can be their true and whole selves, cherished and welcomed for their differences while providing excellent service to our clients and learning from one another along the way! Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.