Staff Software Engineer (NodeJS/DevOps)

In November 2024, Printful and Printify came together as two equals and merged to form a global on-demand powerhouse. This role will involve working across our two platforms and brands, a unique and special challenge. To learn more about the merger, check out ourblog post.

About Us:

Both Printify and Printful are pioneering production on-demand companies and platforms established in Latvia but with a global customer base.

Printify is bringing the dream of financial freedom and business ownership to the world by connecting e-commerce entrepreneurs with over 100 print-on-demand facilities around the globe.

Printful has built world-class in-house production facilities and helps people to build their brands, empowering thousands of businesses—including iconic names like Coca-Cola and MTV.

Our team is at the heart of our success. You’ll be part of a culture where everyone is respected, included, and encouraged to grow. We value continuous learning, uphold a high work ethic, and have fun along the way.

About the Team:

We’re looking for a Staff Platform Engineer to join ourDeveloper Enablement team, which is leveraging cutting-edge technology to optimize engineering processes and deliver high-quality products with efficiency. The team is committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration, ensuring the development process is streamlined and efficient. They are dedicated to enhancing productivity by implementing automation and providing product teams' engineers with the best tools and training available to excel and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

Your Daily Tasks Will Entail:

• Design, build, and maintain core backend platform components, internal APIs, and services that empower engineering teams

• Solve technical problems of high scope and complexity

• Optimize developer experience by building backend solutions that simplify workflows, improve efficiency, and reduce friction for engineers

• Improve existing codebases by identifying technical debt, proposing architectural improvements, and driving best practices

• Work with other platform teams to ensure seamless integrations between developer tools, CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure

• Collaborate with engineers across teams through pair programming, code reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and testing

• Contribute to the organization’s engineering culture by mentoring, setting high coding standards, and advocating for best practices

Your Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of proven work experience in roles like Senior/Staff Engineer or Architect

• Strong expertise in Node.js and TypeScript, with deep knowledge of backend architecture, performance optimization, and debugging

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Observability), beyond mere usage — proven ability to build and manage infrastructure

• Solid understanding of object-oriented design and patterns

• Knowledge of design principles and development practices

• Excellent written & spoken communication skills in English

It Would be a Bonus if You Have:

• Previous experience working in a Platform or Developer Enablement team

• Experience with continuous integration systems

• Proven track record in building infrastructure

• Experience with PHP

The ideal candidate will not only be proficient in NodeJS and TypeScript but will also have a deep understanding of and hands-on experience with building and managing infrastructure on AWS and ideally also Kubernetes. They will be able to demonstrate advanced skills in these areas during the interview process, showing a track record of solving complex infrastructure challenges and implementing robust, scalable solutions.

The Technology We Use:

• TypeScript, NestJS, Jest

• GitHub, GitHub actions, Jenkins

• Sentry, Prometheus & Grafana stack for observability

• Terraform, Helm, Atlantis

• PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB

• SNS and SQS for async messaging

• AWS, Kubernetes, Docker

• We also use practices such as Pair Programming, Refactoring, Code Reviews, Regular knowledge-sharing sessions, A/B testing, and Continuous Delivery which are an important part of our development process

What We Offer:

• Be part of a friendly, inclusive, and global team

• An opportunity to work remotely or in person, from one of our modern and welcoming offices in Rīga, Tallinn, or Barcelona

• Flexible working hours (start your day as late as 11 a.m.)

• Health insurance

• Access to mentorship, internal meetups, and hackathons both on-site and online

• Exciting team-building events and parties you’ll never forget!

• Free and healthy lunch if you work from the Rīga office

• Design and order your own merch using our platforms with employee discount

We are an equal opportunity workplace. We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and work experience.

If you think you’d excel in this role, send us your resume in English, showing us why you are the right person for the job.

Interested, but don’t think this is the right fit for you? Feel free to share it with friends and check out other open positions at our career site. We’re always looking for creative and driven minds to join our ever-growing team!

AS Printful Latvia (Reģ.nr. LV40203050078)