United States onlyThis is a remote position.
Backend Engineer
Part-Time (20 hrs/week) → Full-Time (40 hrs/week after 3 months)
About the Role
We are looking for aMid–Senior Backend Engineerwho can take ownership of product backends end-to-end. This role is ideal for someone who doesn’t just write endpoints, but thinks in systems — architecture, scalability, security, performance, and long-term maintainability.
You will start at20 hours per week, with the opportunity to transition to40 hours per week after 3 monthsbased on performance and project growth.
This role is designed to support multiple current and future products.
What You’ll DoDesign and implement scalable backend architectures
Own API development from concept to production
Model and manage relational databases effectively
Implement authentication and authorization systems
Build and maintain background processing systems
Ensure strong testing coverage (unit + integration)
Improve performance, reliability, and observability
Collaborate with frontend, product, and DevOps teams
Participate in code reviews and technical decisions
Maintain CI/CD and deployment best practices
Design and implement scalable backend architectures
Own API development from concept to production
Model and manage relational databases effectively
Implement authentication and authorization systems
Build and maintain background processing systems
Ensure strong testing coverage (unit + integration)
Improve performance, reliability, and observability
Collaborate with frontend, product, and DevOps teams
Participate in code reviews and technical decisions
Maintain CI/CD and deployment best practices
Requirements
Core Technical Requirements
We are looking for strong backend fundamentals, not just framework familiarity.
Backend & API3–6+ years backend development experience
Strong experience building RESTful APIs
Experience with modern backend frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Express, NestJS, etc.)
Understanding of clean architecture and service-layer patterns
3–6+ years backend development experience
Strong experience building RESTful APIs
Experience with modern backend frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Express, NestJS, etc.)
Understanding of clean architecture and service-layer patterns
DatabasesStrong SQL knowledge
Experience designing relational database schemas
Query optimization and indexing knowledge
Migration management experience
Strong SQL knowledge
Experience designing relational database schemas
Query optimization and indexing knowledge
Migration management experience
Asynchronous & Scalable SystemsExperience with background jobs / task queues
Caching strategies (Redis or similar)
Understanding of concurrency and async systems
Experience with background jobs / task queues
Caching strategies (Redis or similar)
Understanding of concurrency and async systems
Testing & QualityExperience writing automated tests
Understanding of integration vs unit testing
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
Linting, formatting, static typing tools
Experience writing automated tests
Understanding of integration vs unit testing
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
Linting, formatting, static typing tools
DevOps & InfrastructureDocker experience
Environment configuration management
Basic cloud deployment knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
Understanding of production monitoring and logging
Docker experience
Environment configuration management
Basic cloud deployment knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
Understanding of production monitoring and logging
SecurityJWT-based authentication systems
Input validation & API security best practices
Basic understanding of OWASP principles
JWT-based authentication systems
Input validation & API security best practices
Basic understanding of OWASP principles
Benefits
What we offer
100% Remote Work
Flexibility
Growth Opportunities
Learning Opportunities
Paid time off Incentive
Annual Retention Incentive 12%
Monthly Productivity and Learning Incentive 7.5%
