Backend Engineer
ð Weâre looking for a backend engineer to join us in building Amondo, an audience engagement platform for global brands including the Olympics, New Balance and Live Nation.
(Weâre also looking for a frontend engineer - see our other job post!)
The Role
Weâre looking for an experienced backend engineer to support our ambitious development roadmap and scale our platform for the next phase of growth.
Youâll join a small, dynamic engineering team of seven, playing a key role in building and maintaining a platform used by some of the worldâs most iconic companies. Youâll work closely with the founder, product team and designers to deliver new backend features, improve infrastructure and ensure high performance, scalability and reliability.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, innovative startup at a pivotal stage of its journey.
What we value
We care most about people who take ownership, communicate clearly and think independently.
- Autonomy: Youâre self-motivated, make informed decisions and manage your time effectively.
- Communication: You write and speak clearly, keeping teammates aligned and projects moving forward.
- Technical competency: You can tackle complex problems, deliver clean code and maintain high standards.
What you'll do
- Design and develop new platform features, including a GraphQL API for internal dashboards, user-facing APIs, media transformation pipelines and server infrastructure.
- Optimise and enhance development processes and workflows to boost efficiency and team productivity.
- Implement robust monitoring and analytics tools to improve the observability, reliability and performance of our services.
- Ensure smooth transitions between platform iterations, maintaining backward compatibility and seamless user experiences.
- Conduct R&D on GPT-powered features and traditional âsmartâ algorithms to drive innovation and expand platform capabilities.
The tech
- Node.js, NestJS, Cucumber.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Turborepo, pnpm
- Docker, Sentry, Grafana, GitHub Actions
- AWS, S3, Render, Heroku, PostHog
- GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear
- Frontend: React, Remix, Tailwind, Vite, Jest, Cypress, Storybook, Radix, Chromatic
About you
- Strong demonstrable experience with PostgreSQL and Node.js
- Confident with AWS and Heroku
- Solid understanding of TDD and DDD
- Awareness of best DevOps practices
- Experience working in a lean startup environment
- Enjoy using modern collaboration tools - Linear, Notion, GitHub
- Not afraid to work with frontend part of the product
- Bonus: Experience working with third-party APIs including Instagram, Twitter/X Facebook, YouTube and Spotify
- Bonus: Experience with Cloudinary, SendGrid, RabbitMQ, Infosec, S3+CloudFront
What we offer
- ð 4-day work week
- ð Fully remote â work from anywhere
- ð Flexible hours â async-friendly
- ð Annual international retreats
- âï¸ 5 weeks paid vacation
- ð§ Interesting high-impact work
- âï¸ High autonomy in how you work