Backend Engineer

Nango (YC W23)

Senior Backend Engineer building Nango's developer infrastructure. Designing backend systems and collaborating with customers to enhance integrations.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNode.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for our open-source platform
Build developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs
Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges
Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services
Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years (senior-level) or 10+ years (staff-level) of backend engineering experience
Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems
Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks
Strong communicator in a remote-first environment
Product mindset and developer empathy

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend engineeringAPIsSDKsNode.jsdatabasesperformance optimizationscalabilityreliabilitydeveloper infrastructureperformance-critical systems

Soft Skills

strong communicatorremote-first collaborationproduct mindsetdeveloper empathy