Backend Engineer

About the role

We are hiring a remote Backend Engineer to build the APIs and distributed services behind our platform. You will own services end to end, from schema design to production operations.

What you will do

  • Design and build backend services and APIs in production
  • Model data in PostgreSQL and keep queries fast at scale
  • Operate services on AWS, including monitoring and incident response
  • Collaborate with product engineers on service contracts

Must have

  • 4+ years building backend services or APIs in production
  • Strong PostgreSQL or equivalent relational database experience
  • Experience with AWS or another major cloud provider

Nice to have

  • Distributed or event-driven architecture experience; Python or Go

Location: Remote (United States). Apply through our career site with your resume.

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