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SolaceSolaceUnited States

Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer owns end-to-end product workflows, designs scalable APIs and systems using TypeScript/Node/NestJS, with 5+ years experience and startup mindset. Contributes to frontend as needed for full ownership.

150k – 200k/yr
Remote5+ YOEBackend Engineering

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Design and build scalable services and APIs for web applications.
  • Architect and maintain robust backend systems, database models, and infrastructure.
  • Analyze product requirements and produce high-quality, production-ready code focused on reliability and performance.
  • Maintain system and codebase health, refactor, and improve resilience.
  • Jump into frontend code when needed to ship features end-to-end.
  • Take full ownership and accountability for your work.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product, and design to build world-class features.
  • Write clear specs for quality deployments.
  • Drive large releases on continuous deployment.

What You Bring to the Table

  • Experience in a startup environment.
  • 5+ years in backend development with some frontend exposure.
  • Strong fundamentals in API design, database architecture, and distributed systems.
  • Expertise in TypeScript/Node and backend frameworks.
  • Comfort with React and frontend technologies.
  • Understanding of performant, scalable systems.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Bias toward action and execution.

Our Tech Stack

  • TypeScript
  • NestJS API with TypeORM
  • Postgres
  • Redis
  • Heroku
  • React
  • Custom UI library on shadcn
  • Tailwind

Skills

TypeScriptNode.jsNestjsTypeormPostgresRedisHerokuReactAPI DesignDistributed Systems
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