Backend Engineer

Location: Remote, must be based in NYC, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: Starting at $160,000+

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join a collaborative engineering team focused on building scalable, high-performance systems. This role is open to engineers across mid-level, senior, and staff-level scope, and is ideal for someone who enjoys working on distributed systems, contributing to core architectural decisions, and delivering reliable software at scale.

You will work closely with cross-functional partners, contribute to backend system design and implementation, and help raise engineering standards through thoughtful execution and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and debug backend components for distributed systems operating at scale
• Build and maintain services with a focus on performance, reliability, and security
• Own nonfunctional requirements such as scalability, availability, and resilience
• Contribute to unit and integration testing with an emphasis on high-quality code coverage
• Produce clear, well-structured documentation for internal and external use
• Break down complex technical problems into well-scoped, executable work
• Collaborate closely with other engineers to apply best practices consistently
• Participate in Agile development processes to deliver high-quality software solutions

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional backend software engineering experience (open to mid-level, senior, and staff-level candidates)
• Strong programming fundamentals and problem-solving skills
• Experience designing and building backend services or distributed systems
• Familiarity with microservices architectures and RESTful APIs
• Solid understanding of concurrency and multithreaded systems
• Ability to reason through complex systems and visualize end-to-end flows
• Demonstrated eagerness to learn and grow while building production-grade systems

Nice to Have

• Experience working in cloud-native or large-scale infrastructure environments
• Exposure to NoSQL databases, high-throughput or low-latency systems, or event-driven architectures
• Background working on data-intensive platforms, analytics systems, or ML-enabled services
• Experience with Golang in production environments

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary starting at $160,000 for mid-level candidates, scaling upward based on seniority and experience
• Generous bonus and equity packages
• Remote work environment with access to office space for onsite collaboration and working sessions
• Opportunity to contribute to high-impact systems with strong ownership