You'll work alongside full-stack engineers, bringing deep backend and systems expertise to ensure the product functionality we build is scalable and reliable.
You will be partnering closely with product and engineering teammates to design, build, and operate backend systems that directly support customer-facing features as they grow in complexity and usage.
You’ll be expected to take ownership of the backend and systems aspects of product features from early design through production and scale to ensure the product continues to perform reliably as the business grows.
We intentionally keep this role flexible and tailored to individual strengths. The areas below are not rigid requirements, but examples of experience that are especially relevant for the engineers we’re looking for:

Requirements

Experience building and operating production-grade **distributed systems** that support real product functionality at meaningful scale
Strong **backend engineering focus**; full-stack experience is welcome, but deep systems and backend expertise is essential
Hands-on experience working with distributed systems and multi-service architectures in a production environment
Ownership of **performance, reliability, and scalability** work tied directly to product features (e.g., query optimization, indexing, identifying and resolving system bottlenecks)
Fluency in using modern **AI tooling** as part of your development workflow
Proficiency in at least one strongly typed backend language (**C#, Java, Kotlin, Go, or similar**)
Hands-on experience with relational databases, preferably **PostgreSQL**, including schema design and performance tuning
Familiarity with cloud-based production environments (**AWS preferred**), and experience with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, or similar infrastructure components
Strong **systems design** instincts, with the ability to reason about scalability, performance, and reliability tradeoffs as product features evolve
Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy, owning backend responsibilities end-to-end while collaborating closely with full-stack engineers
Strong bias toward building practical, iterative solutions to real business problems, with minimal process overhead or unnecessary meetings
Willingness to travel a few times per year for team offsites within the United States

Benefits

Robust medical, vision, & dental coverage (~100% of employee premiums covered)
FSA plan offering
401(K) plan offering
Meaningful parental leave - 16 weeks fully paid for all new parents, birthing & non-birthing parents (applies to adoptions as well!)
Remote-first culture with a physical hub in the bay area!
Generous Work From Anywhere & Wellness Benefits
Monthly cell & wifi stipend
Monthly Doordash benefits
Open & encouraged flexible time off
Company offsites to get to know the team!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

distributed systemsbackend engineeringmulti-service architecturesperformance optimizationreliability engineeringscalabilityC#JavaKotlinGo

Soft Skills

ownershipautonomycollaborationproblem-solvingiterative solutionsflexibilitystrong communication