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Senior Backend Engineer

Remote / San Francisco / New York / London
$180k - $280k
Full-time

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Hiring Companies

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Linear
Linear
Vercel
Vercel
Figma
Figma
Notion
Notion
Airbnb
Airbnb

What You'll Do

  • Architect Scalable Systems: Design and implement high-performance microservices.
  • Advanced Service Communication: Build out the backbone of the platform using gRPC and Kafka.
  • Modern Data Strategy: Engineer complex data layers that integrate Postgres, MongoDB, and Vector DBs.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Deploy and orchestrate services within a GCP-native ecosystem using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Cross-Functional Innovation: Partner directly with AI researchers and product teams.

Requirements

  • Production Excellence: 5+ years shipping stable, scalable backend systems in any modern stack (Python, Java, Go, Rust, etc.).
  • Language Agnostic: We value engineering fundamentals over syntax. You should be able to pick up the right tool for the job.
  • Concurrency & Scaling: Solid understanding of multithreading, parallel processing, and building for high-concurrency microservices.
  • DevOps Mindset: Comfortable with CI/CD, containerization, and the observability of distributed systems (DataDog, Prometheus).

The Interview

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  • Resume Deep Dive: Detailed walkthrough of your past experience.
  • Technical Case Study: Short case study on a technical topic.
  • Operating Case Study: Short case study on an operating topic.

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