Role: Backend Engineer
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: Competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications, and location. Indicative range: $105,000 – $170,000 (USD equivalent), plus benefits.

Role Overview

We are hiring a Backend Engineer to design and build the services that power our product. The role focuses on APIs, data systems, and the infrastructure choices that shape what's possible at the surface.

Key Responsibilities
Design and build backend services, APIs, and data systems
Model data and design APIs that scale with the product
Write clean, well-tested code with sensible architectural choices
Diagnose and resolve performance and reliability issues
Conduct code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions
Partner with frontend, infrastructure, and product teams

Required Skills and Qualifications
3+ years building production backend systems
Strong proficiency in at least one server-side language (Python, Go, Java, Node.js)
Solid understanding of relational and non-relational databases
Experience designing REST or GraphQL APIs




Familiarity with cloud services and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)
Robust system design fundamentals

What You'll Bring
Curiosity to dig into systems and turn findings into shipped improvements
Solid written communication and ability to explain technical decisions
A test-and-learn mindset; you ship fast, measure, and iterate
Comfort working asynchronously across time zones

What We Offer
Fully remote, flexible work hours
Performance-based bonus structure
Annual learning & development stipend
Health and wellness benefits (varies by location)
Chance to work on high-scale, real-world impact projects

Equal Chance Statement

This is an equal opportunity role. Applications are welcomed from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, skills, and demonstrated ability.

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