Senior Backend Engineer

To apply : https://matcha.fm/apply/be

Full-time · Fully remote (US, Canada, Europe, UK, Brazil, LATAM) · $128k to $180k per year + equity

Looking for a backend engineer who takes ownership of infrastructure and loves building systems that scale. Someone who writes clean APIs, thinks hard about data modeling, and moves fast without breaking things.

What you'll do:

• Design and build reliable, scalable backend services and APIs
• Own the data layer - schema design, migrations, query performance
• Work closely with frontend engineers to ship full features end-to-end
• Set up observability, logging, and alerting from the ground up
• Contribute to infrastructure decisions as we scale

You:

• Proven track record building production backend systems
• Strong with Node.js, Postgres, and REST/GraphQL APIs
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Vercel/Railway)
• Startup or founding team experience preferred
• Excellent ownership, communication, and proactive mindset
• Previous founder a bonus

Compensation and benefits:

• Compensation: $128k to $150k per year + equity
• Fully remote and async, work from anywhere on your own schedule
• The same salary regardless of where you live
• No micromanagement, no unnecessary calls
• Real flexibility, take time for life stuff without asking for approval
• Work in your own flow, pajamas welcome
• 30 paid OOO days per year, anywhere in the world
• A people-first culture that's stable, family-friendly, and kind
• Calm, low-distraction culture to do your best work

To apply:

https://matcha.fm/apply/be