Distro

Senior BE TypeScript Engineer

Distro

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, build, and maintain performant backend services in TypeScript
  • Support and optimize production ready backend systems
  • Integrate and manage services like PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS SQS, and Centrifugo
  • Collaborate with the lead AI backend engineer to integrate with our AI infrastructure
  • Ensure high system reliability, security, and observability across services
  • Own and drive end-to-end feature development with a strong eye on user experience
  • Champion clean code, technical excellence, and continuous improvement
  • Maintain, modernize, and migrate legacy code

Requirements

  • 5+ years of backend development experience
  • Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript
  • Experience with functional programming
  • Deep experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and service based architectures
  • Proven ability to work independently while collaborating closely with key teammates
  • Passion for building systems that deliver exceptional customer experiences
  • Strong debugging, testing, and performance-tuning skills
  • Familiarity with genomics, health data, or personalization systems
  • Startup or fast-paced environment experience
  • Familiar with Rust
  • Work with OpenAI APIs and other AI frameworks to build intelligent, personalized user experiences
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
TypeScriptPostgreSQLMySQLfunctional programmingdebuggingtestingperformance tuningRustOpenAI APIsservice based architectures
Soft Skills
collaborationindependencecustomer experience focusclean code advocacytechnical excellencecontinuous improvementstrong eye on user experience