Hiring Kickoff - Senior Backend Engineer
AI Summary
Kickoff meeting to align on the senior backend engineer role we're opening.
The role will focus on the notification service and future microservices work. Ideal candidate has experience with distributed systems, message queues, and Kubernetes.
Interview process: 1) recruiter screen, 2) technical phone screen (Mike), 3) system design interview (Sarah), 4) coding interview (John), 5) team culture fit (Emily + Lisa).
Timeline goal: have someone onboarded by end of Q1. This is aggressive but achievable if we get good referrals.
Mike will write the job description this week. David offered to share in his DevOps community networks.
Discussed compensation bands - Emily will confirm with HR and share by EOW.
Key Points
- Role focus: notification service, future microservices
- Required experience: distributed systems, message queues, Kubernetes
- 5-stage interview process defined
- Timeline goal: onboarded by end of Q1
- Mike to write job description, David to share in DevOps networks
Suggested Tasks2 items
Write senior backend engineer job description
Assignee: Mike Thompson
Confirm compensation bands with HR
Assignee: Emily Watson