Responsibilities:
- Fully own the backend implementation for new features. This position is our team's first dedicated backend hire.
- Designing and implementing scalable and robust backend systems and APIs
- Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code in Javascript/Typescript
- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver high-quality features
- Optimizing performance and scalability of backend services
- Identifying and resolving technical issues and bugs
- Conducting code reviews and providing constructive feedback to team members
- Mentoring and guiding junior engineers in best practices and technical skills
Qualifications:
- Significant professional experience as a backend engineer, with a focus on designing and building scalable systems
- Experience with relational databases, including writing migrations and queries in SQL
- Experience owning a project from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and execution
- Effective communication skills: Regularly achieve consensus with peers, and clear status updates
- Self-motivated and self-managing, with excellent organizational skills
- Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a startup environment. Pre-Series A experience is highly preferred.
- Experience with Javascript/Typescript, Node.js (and/or Deno), and edge runtimes (such as AWS Lambda, Deno Deploy). A strong proficiency in Nest.js is preferred. Experience with other javascript backend frameworks or similar frameworks in other languages (such as Django, Ruby on Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, or Laravel) is also acceptable.
- Experience building, scaling, and migrating Postgres databases in distributed environments.
Perks and Benefits:
- Competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- 401k
- Flexible work hours and remote work options
To apply please email a PDF Cover Letter and Resume to engineering@staffingengine.ai
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