Senior Product Backend Engineer

Company: YourCode Recruitment
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 10, 2025

Job Description:

Who is :Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/Senior Backend Engineer - NYC-Based Data Products StartupLocation: New York City (West SoHo) - In-Person - Full-TimeThe OpportunityJoin a well-funded NYC startup that's revolutionizing how consumers and businesses interact with their data. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be a key player in building scalable systems and APIs that power innovative data products. Working directly with the CTO (ex-founder who led engineering teams at Improbable) and a talented founding team, you'll have significant influence over technical decisions and product direction.Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $130,000 - $200,000
• Equity: 0.5% - 1.0%
• Premium health insurance
• Daily catered lunches
• Office setup budgetWhat You'll Do
  • Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
  • Build data pipelines and services to power new product capabilities
  • Collaborate closely with product and frontend teams
  • Shape architectural decisions and engineering best practices
  • Mentor other engineers while focusing on IC contributions
  • Deploy and maintain production systems on AWSTech Stack
    • Node.js
    • TypeScript
    • PostgreSQL
    • AWS (ECS, SQS, CloudWatch, Lambda)
    • React
    • GrafanaWhat We're Looking For
      • 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems
      • Strong experience with data modeling, API design, and cloud infrastructure
      • Product team background (not primarily infrastructure/platform)
      • Proven track record of shipping production code
      • Experience with Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS
      • Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
      • Pragmatic approach to technical decisions and feature developmentCulture & TeamYou'll join a small but mighty team of founding engineers, including alumni from companies like Spotify and Slack. We believe in:
        • In-person collaboration in our West SoHo office
        • End-to-end ownership of features
        • Balanced approach to technical debt and pragmatic solutions
        • Fast-paced startup environment with the stability of strong fundingNice to Have
          • Previous startup experience
          • Experience with real-time data processing
          • Background in consumer tech companies
          • Interest in the future of internet data models
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