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BubbleBubbleNew York, NY

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Build scalable backend infrastructure and services for Bubble's visual AI app platform, handling massive request volumes, data workflows, and observability. Requires 5+ years experience with distributed systems, Node.js, Rust, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and on-call participation.

$183k – $237k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Implement Bubble infrastructure that scales to infinitely many apps of any size and complexity.
  • Improve performance and reliability across all backend services to scale efficiency, capacity management, and data tier.
  • Design and implement observability across core parts of the system, define SLOs, and build observability platform.
  • Support billions of requests by designing, building, and iterating on core backbone services.
  • Build workflow engine and scale data tier for reliability, high-volume ingest/export, and workflows.
  • Build next-generation cloud infrastructure, enhancing reliability, scalability, availability, and foundational services.
  • Participate in triage and on-call process to diagnose, resolve issues, and prevent recurrence.

Requirements

  • Current senior engineer or 5+ years experience in software development.
  • Hands-on experience with scalable distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Node.js, Rust, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Terraform (AWS a plus).
  • Strong problem-solving skills for complex, high-traffic applications.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to execute priorities.
  • Commitment to on-call participation.

Tech Stack

Frontend: Typescript, SolidJS, React Native
Backend: Rust, Typescript, Node.js
AI/ML: Python, LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), LangChain
Infrastructure: AWS, CDK/Terraform, ECS, Redis, Postgres
Data & AI Workflows: JSON-based app representations, proprietary datasets

Compensation

Estimated salary: $183,000 - $237,000, plus equity, comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) matching, wellness stipends, generous PTO, sabbatical program.

Skills

Node.jsRustPostgresKafkaTerraformAWSRedisTypeScriptPythonLangChain

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