Software Engineer

Description

• Design and build backend frameworks and services used across the company • Own and evolve critical shared systems, including APIs, realtime transport, and job orchestration • Improve reliability, performance, observability, and security of foundational backend infrastructure • Partner with product teams to turn recurring needs into shared abstractions • Lead technical design discussions and help set architectural direction • Drive refactors, migrations, and system upgrades that reduce long-term complexity • Improve internal tooling to support debugging, operations, and customer-facing workflows • Mentor other engineers and contribute to strong engineering standards and practices

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus • Experience working with Typescript/Node.js/JS and SQL • Experience building and maintaining shared backend systems or frameworks used by multiple teams • Strong understanding of API design, distributed systems, and asynchronous workflows • Experience working with relational databases and data modeling at scale • Familiarity with background job systems, queues, or workflow orchestration tools • Comfort operating and evolving production systems over time • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) • Strong communication skills and a collaborative, leverage-oriented mindset.

Benefits

• market-benched salary & equity • comprehensive health benefits • flexible paid time off

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