Sharecare | Backend Engineer (Contract) | Remote – South America, Mexico, India | http://sharecare.com We're hiring a Backend Engineer to join our high-performing team. This is a remote contract position open to candidates in South America, Mexico, and India. What we offer: • Competitive salary based on location • Startup culture with strictly no BS meetings • Work alongside top-notch engineers Who we’re looking for: • Expert in Clojure and functional programming • Familiarity with GCP and Kubernetes infrastructure is a plus • Strong knowledge of relational databases like PostgreSQL • Experience with graph data structures and graph traversal • Comfortable with Docker and build systems • Prior experience at startups is a plus • We don't hire task rabbits — we value ownership, initiative, and problem-solving • Ability to convert business requirements into scalable solutions • Ability to think from the customer's perspective — not just "code to spec" If you are a self-starter who loves building real-world systems with a clean functional approach, we’d love to hear from you. email: <mailto:prashanth.iyer@sharecare.com|prashanth.iyer@sharecare.com>
Just for posterity, I was sent a take-home assignment, completed 100% of it, got zero feedback and a rejection email, not even an interview.