Staff Backend Engineer, Hierarchy

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ClickUp is one app to replace them all. It's the future of work.

ClickUp

Employee count: 201-500

Salary: 200k-243k USD

United States only

ClickUp is revolutionizing the way the world works. As the only all-in-one productivity platform built from day one for true convergence, ClickUp unifies tasks, docs, chat, calendar, enterprise search, and more—supercharged by context-driven AI. While others scramble to bundle fragmented tools or bolt on AI, we anticipated this future and made it our foundation from the start. Headquartered in San Diego with a rapidly expanding global footprint, we empower over three million teams to break free from silos and reclaim their time—saving at least one day every week. Join ClickUp, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies on the planet, and help millions of users transform the way they work. We’re not just building software. We’re shaping the future of work. Come join us in building the future—together. 🦄 Come join the Hierarchy Squad to build and optimize a set of tier 1 services that are at the core of ClickUp’s all-in-one productivity platform! Hierarchy owns the ClickUp filesystem that is at foundation of everything we build. We are searching for passionate engineers with exceptional critical thinking skills and technical prowess to help maintain, develop and scale high throughput services to support the company through accelerated growth. The ideal candidate will find the idea of architecting distributed systems that are reliable and highly performant exciting, has a knack for debugging and writing complex code and is excited by the challenge of building and maintaining a platform that every team in the company integrates with. Our key technologies include Typescript, Postgres, Kafka, NestJS running on Amazon Web Services. If this sounds interesting to you, we'd love to have you join our team! Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain robust, scalable backend systems using Node.js (Express and NestJS).- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to drive projects forward.- Tune and optimize database queries for maximum efficiency and performance.- Optimize and improve existing code for better performance and user experience.- Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring smooth operations.- Share your knowledge and expertise to foster a culture of learning and growth. Requirements: - 8+ years of professional experience building backend services for SaaS products.- Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems.- Expertise in relational database query optimizations (prefer PostgreSQL).- Extensive background working with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling.- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and implementation.- Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.).- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling challenges.- Strong communication skills, as collaboration is key to our success.- Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with frontend technologies (Angular, React, Vue).- Professional experience with NodeJs, Express, and NestJS What We Offer: - Competitive salary and benefits package.- Remote work options.- A supportive, dynamic, and fast-paced work environment.- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a rapidly growing company.- Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Salary and Benefits

At ClickUp, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Please note that the actual compensation for this position may vary and is dependent on factors such as geographic location, interview performance, years of experience, education level, and specific skills. We encourage candidates to discuss compensation expectations during the interview process to ensure alignment with their qualifications and our company’s compensation philosophy.

This position is eligible for the following benefits and perks:

Equity
401k
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
Spending accounts
Life & Disability
Paid parental leave
Flexible paid time off
Enhanced employee assistance program
Employee wellness stipend
Professional development stipend

USA Salary Range (OTE)$200,000—$242,500 USD

Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of this job description but are deeply excited about the role? We hire based on ambition, grit, and a passion for improving the way people work. If you think ClickUp is the company for you, we encourage you to apply!

At ClickUp, we assess every candidate based on the potential impact they can have. We hire the best people for the job and support each person’s journey to build their boldest career. ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for roles outside of engineering and product at this time. Sponsorship for engineering and product roles is not guaranteed, but is instead based on the business needs for that specific role at that time. Please reach out to the recruiter with any questions.

ClickUp Talent Acquisition will only initiate contact via an @clickup.com email or through our official careers portal on clickup.com. We will never request fees, payments, or sensitive personal information. Please disregard any offers received outside these channels and report them to [email protected].

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About the job

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Sep 10, 2025

Posted on

Jul 12, 2025

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Salary: 200k-243k USD

Location requirements

United States

Hiring timezones

United States +/- 0 hours

About ClickUp

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ClickUp is one app to replace them all. It's the future of work. More than just task management - ClickUp offers docs, reminders, goals, calendars, and even an inbox. Fully customizable, ClickUp works for every type of team, so all teams can use the same app to plan, organize, and collaborate. ClickUp is trusted by millions of users and over 100,000 teams at the world's best companies like Google, Airbnb, Uber, and Nike.

Our mission.

While we absolutely love productivity software, we believe productivity, in general, is broken. There's just too many tools to keep track of, too many things in entirely separate ecosystems. There has to be a better way to work - that's why we created ClickUp, first an internal tool, now as a way to fulfill our vision of making the world more productive.

Eventually, our goal is to have all work live in ClickUp - thereby making people more productive and giving back at least 20% of time to dedicate to other things. One app to replace them all. We're just getting started, and are so grateful for all of the 200,000+ teams that are in this together with our team.

Who should work at ClickUp?

ClickUp was founded on a culture of hard work, consistent growth, and a desire to break norms. We’re a values-driven company and hire based on ambition, merit, and a willingness to do what it takes to succeed. We don’t care where you’re from, what you look like, or who you’re in a relationship with—we hire the best people for the job, and create an environment that supports employees on their journey to do the most exciting work of their lives!

ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Tech stack

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RxJS

Sass

Ruby on Rails

Angular 2

CSS 3

Ruby

ExpressJS

TypeScript

SQL

Postman

Cloudflare

22 more

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Employee benefits

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Learning and development budget

Free access to LinkedIn Learning.

Disability insurance

We'll cover your disability insurance.

Healthcare benefits

Health and dental insurance with 100% of premium paid.

Retirement benefits

401(k) match up to 2% to help you invest in your future.

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