Sr. Backend Engineer (Remote)
Mode Mobile
SeniorAbout the position
Join a fast-growing tech startup as a Senior Backend Engineer, taking ownership of production backend systems and integrating new products.
Tech stack
- ruby
- rails
- postgresql
- sidekiq
- api
- aws
Requirements
Required:
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally in consumer apps, mobile, or SaaS, with at least 2 years in a senior-level role
- Experience taking ownership of an existing production system or codebase
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in systems you did not originally design
- Strong production experience with Ruby on Rails and the ability to work effectively in an existing Rails codebase
Nice to have:
- Experience building and supporting backends for mobile apps
- Experience integrating payment processors like Stripe
- Familiarity with AWS services, including S3, DynamoDB, SQS, CloudWatch, and SES
Responsibilities
- Architect backend systems powering user workflows, notifications, and automation features
- Design APIs and microservices built for performance, efficiency, and scale
- Improve observability, monitoring, logging, testing, and alerting
- Build distributed systems with multiple services, queues, external APIs, and asynchronous data flows
Benefits
- We are a 100% remote-first, global company
- Participation in the Company's equity and token plan (for full-time team members)
- Open PTO and generous Company Holidays (for full-time team members)
- 10 annual Wellness Fridays