Portland, Oregon, United States Remote (Country)

Discogs is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer - Engineering Foundation (REMOTE)

About the Role

This position involves enhancing foundational engineering systems, improving code quality, and enabling faster development cycles through robust full stack solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
  • Improve reliability and performance of existing systems
  • Collaborate with engineers to resolve technical debt
  • Develop tools to streamline development and deployment processes
  • Support migration to modern infrastructure platforms
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
  • Participate in architectural discussions and planning
  • Identify bottlenecks in current workflows and propose solutions
  • Work closely with product and engineering teams to define priorities
  • Ensure system stability during high-traffic periods
  • Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing
  • Evaluate new technologies for long-term maintainability
  • Help define best practices for code quality and security
  • Optimize database queries and data access patterns
  • Monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues
  • Implement automated testing frameworks
  • Support continuous integration and delivery pipelines
  • Refactor legacy components for better scalability
  • Collaborate on cross-team initiatives
  • Maintain focus on user experience through technical improvements
  • Drive adoption of standardized development tooling
  • Participate in code reviews and technical feedback sessions
  • Assist in setting engineering standards and guidelines
  • Contribute to incident response and post-mortem analysis
  • Promote a culture of operational excellence

Nice to Have

  • Experience with large-scale data systems
  • Background in developer experience or platform engineering
  • Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools
  • Knowledge of distributed systems design
  • Experience with microservices architecture
  • Involvement in open source projects
  • Understanding of internationalization and localization
  • Prior work in marketplace or e-commerce platforms

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package offered

Work Arrangement

Remote position with flexibility across time zones

Team

Part of a distributed engineering team focused on scalable systems and technical excellence

About Us

We are a global team dedicated to building a comprehensive music database and marketplace. Our platform supports collectors, artists, and labels worldwide by providing tools to catalog, buy, and sell music. The engineering team focuses on scalability, data integrity, and long-term system health.

What We Value

We prioritize sustainable development practices, clear communication, and thoughtful problem solving. Collaboration, transparency, and continuous learning are central to how we work. We value engineers who take ownership and think beyond immediate tasks to improve overall system resilience.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage for employees
  • Retirement savings plan with company contribution
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Flexible work hours and remote setup
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Home office allowance
  • Company-wide holidays and personal days

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

Required Skills
PythonJavaScriptReact.jsNode.jsFastAPIGraphQLSQLGitKafkaFlaskAWSDockerTerraformCI/CD
About company
Discogs
Discogs is the largest crowd-sourced, community-driven database of recorded music information in the world. Every day, millions of people use the Discogs Marketplace to connect, learn about music, and buy and sell vinyl records, CDs, and cassettes.
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Job Details
Category fullstack
Posted 9 months ago