Design and build backend services and systems that support LearnLux’s enterprise SaaS platform.
Contribute to the evolution of our platform architecture, including efforts such as multi-tenancy and system scalability, within the scope of your team’s projects.
Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure for reliability and performance, primarily on GCP (with AWS experience welcomed).
Apply strong engineering fundamentals to ensure systems are secure, reliable, and compliant.
Work with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Pulumi (preferred) or Terraform to maintain consistent and scalable environments.
Collaborate with product, design, and data teams to translate requirements into well-scoped technical solutions.
Build and maintain backend services using Node.js and Python, contributing hands-on to critical systems.
Drive engineering efficiency through automation, including the use of AI-driven or agentic systems to improve developer workflows, operations, and internal tooling.
Support global performance, reliability, and operational excellence.
Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing across the engineering team.

Requirements

Strong backend engineering experience, with demonstrated ownership of projects and systems.
Proven experience building and maintaining scalable backend systems in a SaaS environment.
Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts and cloud infrastructure.
Hands-on experience with Node.js and/or Python. (Other language experience is welcome so long as you’re willing to learn and work in these.)
Experience with cloud infrastructure, GCP preferred (AWS experience acceptable).
Familiarity with security and compliance considerations in production systems.
Experience using automation and AI-driven tools to improve developer productivity or system efficiency.
Ability to break down complex problems and execute within a defined scope.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team.
Clear communication skills in technical discussions and project execution.

Benefits

Remote-first company structure
Medical, dental, and vision
401(k)
Mental wellbeing (Talkspace)
Financial wellbeing (LearnLux)
Paid vacation and sick leave
Paid sabbatical after 5 years of service
A supportive, inclusive team culture
Opportunities for continuous learning and growth at a fast-growing startup at the cutting edge intersection of financial wellness and technology

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend engineeringNode.jsPythoncloud infrastructuredistributed systemsmulti-tenancysystem scalabilityautomationinfrastructure-as-codeAI-driven tools

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationproject ownershipcross-functional teamworkdocumentationknowledge sharingengineering efficiencyexecutionreliability