Senior Backend Engineer

4 days ago

San Francisco, CA, United States DRH Search Full time

We're assisting a well-funded startup with their search for Senior Backend Engineers. They've created a platform marketplace for sports cards and collectibles. They're hiring multiple engineers in this capacity and the role will be onsite in their SF office.

What you'll do:

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable backend applications and APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, and Postgres
  • Leverage AI-powered coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Tabnine) to improve development speed, code quality, and system reliability
  • Architect and optimize systems for high scalability and performance as the business rapidly expands
  • Implement third-party integrations and external APIs to enhance the platform's capabilities
  • Develop and maintain internal tools that support fulfillment operations, internal workflows, and machine learning initiatives
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, data, and frontend teams to ship high-impact features quickly
  • Ensure backend systems are secure, well-documented, and thoroughly tested

Ideal candidate traits:
  • 4 - 12 years of experience as a software engineer working on complex problems in backend engineering
  • Previously architected and added to complex backend systems and APIs - should be a great problem solver and experienced engineer
  • Previous experience building and scaling online marketplace platforms (Airbnb, SeatGeek, etc.)
  • Deep understanding of events driven architecture, distributed systems, API development, and building internal workflows
  • Strong in TypeScript, Node.js, Python
  • Familiar with Postgres and general infrastructure platforms - AWS and/or GCP, Docker, Terraform
  • Extremely good communicator who is able to be upfront and take a high level of ownership

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