Back-End Engineer
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $140,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
AWSCloudJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresTerraformTypeScript
About the role
- Build reliable, scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript
- Design and operate APIs and data flows that power core features of our product
- Own the full lifecycle of backend systems — from architecture and code to deployment, monitoring, and observability
- Help evolve and maintain our AWS infrastructure using Terraform
- Optimize performance, reliability, and maintainability of our backend systems
- Help shape the culture and engineering standards of our growing team
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building and operating production backend systems
- Care deeply about system observability, reliability, and performance
- Comfortable managing cloud infrastructure (AWS + Terraform experience strongly preferred)
- Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript in production
- Hands-on experience with relational databases (especially Postgres / AWS RDS)
- Enjoy working on a tight-knit, fast-moving team where engineers wear multiple hats
- Communicate clearly and enjoy cross-functional collaboration
- If remote, please be between UTC/GMT -3 to -8 timezones
Benefits
- Competitive comp + meaningful equity
- Great health benefits
- Flexible hours
- Generous PTO
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Node.jsTypeScriptAPIsTerraformAWSrelational databasesPostgresAWS RDSbackend systemssystem observability
Soft skills
communicationcross-functional collaborationteamworkadaptabilityproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skillsattention to detailperformance optimizationreliability focus