Experience: 5+ years
We are looking for a mission-driven Senior Backend Engineer who is passionate about building reliable, high-impact systems and takes pride in owning complex problems end to end.
This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to be a technical leader on business-critical backend systems - someone who understands how product strategy, data, and infrastructure come together to drive real customer outcomes at scale.
This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. For San Francisco-based candidates - we also have a new HQ in the Presidio for optional in-person collaboration.
Our Tech Stack: Frontend: [React, Next.js http://next.js/, Vue] Backend: [Node.js http://node.js/, Mongo]Typescript everywhere
- Take ownership of projects from conception all the way to shipping, ensuring modular, maintainable, and high-quality code
- Deliver value to our end users across our entire system while considering performance, scale, security, and maintainability
- Shape our product direction by talking to users and collaborating with other teammates in feature brainstorms/roadmap planning
- Provide thoughtful code reviews and technical guidance to peers, helping to improve overall team quality
- Help us build a great team — interview candidates, refer great engineers, etc.
- 5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems in production
- Strong experience with TypeScript and backend technologies (Node.js http://Node.js, databases, distributed systems)
- Demonstrated ownership of systems running at scale, with an emphasis on reliability and performance
- A product-oriented engineering mindset — you understand the “why” behind what you’re building
- Experience collaborating closely with Product and Design partners
- Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
- A sense of ownership, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning
- The estimated starting base salary range for this role is $190K-220K depending on level, location and experience, plus a generous pre-IPO equity package
- Other benefits include comprehensive health coverage, work from anywhere (remote-first workplace), unlimited PTO - plus extra fun perks!
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