We're looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to own the design and implementation of our backend infrastructure as we scale from 1 to 10M+ daily active users. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with architectural thinking, is comfortable making foundational decisions, and wants to shape both the technical stack and the engineering practices & culture around it.
Requirements
- Proven experience designing and scaling backend infrastructure for millions of users.
- Hands-on experience building cost-efficient, secure, and reliable systems.
- Strong JavaScript/TypeScript expertise.
- Experience building and scaling backend infrastructure for large-scale consumer or mobile-first products.
- Hands-on with cloud platforms (preferably GCP) and building scalable services.
- Experience with Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions) is a plus.
- Proficiency in SQL & NoSQL databases and designing scalable data models.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines & IaC.
- Knowledge of API versioning and backward-compatibility strategies.
- Familiarity with security, privacy, and compliance best practices.
- Product-oriented & pragmatic: Focused on delivering user value over over-engineering.
- Strong communicator: Explains trade-offs clearly and invites healthy debate.
- Startup-ready: Adaptable, iterative, and unafraid to rethink what no longer works.
- Data-savvy: Experienced in structuring and managing data at scale.
- Understands mobile client needs and builds APIs that serve them efficiently.
- Reliability-driven: Deep care for operational excellence and measurable performance.
Benefits
- Meaningful challenges: Balance simplicity, security, cost, and scale in a product already used by hundreds of thousands.
- Well-Supported: Backed by world-class investors and founders of companies like Pinterest, Snapchat, and Revolut.
- Collaborative Culture: Work with a small, high-impact team that gathers quarterly for meetups and learning. Nearly $1M in Revenue per Employee.