# Software Engineer II, Backend

**Company:** [Bubble](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/bubble-goods)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $145k – $187k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** TypeScript, Node.js, Rust, Postgres, Redis, Timescaledb, Terraform, AWS, Amazon Ecs, Amazon Rds, Amazon Elasticache, Distributed Systems, SLOs
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Build and improve high-scale backend infrastructure, workflow systems, data tiers, and reliability tooling supporting billions of requests. The role requires at least two years of software engineering experience, strong coding and problem-solving skills, distributed-systems familiarity, and participation in on-call operations.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Contribute to infrastructure that scales applications of varying size and complexity.
- Improve performance and reliability across backend services, including efficiency, capacity management, and data tiers.
- Support observability efforts, implement service-level objectives, and surface performance characteristics to users.
- Build and iterate on backbone services supporting billions of requests.
- Contribute to workflow engine and data-tier systems for high-volume ingest, export, and workflows.
- Build foundational services and tools for next-generation cloud infrastructure.
- Participate in triage and on-call processes to diagnose issues and prevent recurrence.

## Requirements
- 2+ years of industry experience as a software engineer, preferably at high-growth startups.
- Strong coding skills.
- Understanding of scalable distributed systems and willingness to build proficiency with relevant languages and tools.
- Ownership mindset and initiative in building and fixing systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and experience contributing to solutions for complex, high-traffic applications.
- Excellent communication and ability to execute priorities.
- Willingness to participate in on-call processes.

## Nice-to-haves
- AWS experience.
- Familiarity with Bubble's technology stack and willingness to learn quickly.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated salary range: $145,000–$187,000.
- Equity compensation.
- Comprehensive health coverage.
- 401(k) matching.
- Wellness and work-enablement stipends.
- Generous PTO.
- Sabbatical program.
- Relocation assistance may be available for candidates moving to New York.

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