Software Engineer, Foundations

Core Contributions

• APIs
  • GraphQL (schema design, performance, developer ergonomics)
  • Authentication & authorization (security, scalability, correctness)
  • Multiplayer & collaboration APIs (realtime state, concurrency)
• Transport
  • WebSockets and realtime communication infrastructure
• Storage Frameworks
  • Postgres (schema design, query optimization, migrations)
  • S3, DynamoDB, Redis
• Job & Workflow Systems
  • BullMQ and background job processing
  • Temporal or similar workflow orchestration systems
• Internal Tooling
  • Internal admin tools for debugging, operations, and customer support

What You'll Do

• Design and build backend frameworks and services used across the company
• Own and evolve critical shared systems, including APIs, realtime transport, and job orchestration
• Improve reliability, performance, observability, and security of foundational backend infrastructure
• Partner with product teams to turn recurring needs into shared abstractions
• Lead technical design discussions and help set architectural direction
• Drive refactors, migrations, and system upgrades that reduce long-term complexity
• Improve internal tooling to support debugging, operations, and customer-facing workflows
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to strong engineering standards and practices

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus
• Experience working with Typescript/Node.js and SQL
• Experience building and maintaining shared backend systems or frameworks used by multiple teams
• Strong understanding of API design, distributed systems, and asynchronous workflows
• Experience working with relational databases and data modeling at scale
• Familiarity with background job systems, queues, or workflow orchestration tools
• Comfort operating and evolving production systems over time
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, leverage-oriented mindset

Bonus Points

• Experience with Python
• Hands-on experience with GraphQL, WebSockets, BullMQ, or Temporal
• Familiarity with observability tooling (metrics, tracing, logging)
• Background in data platforms, developer tools, or collaborative systems
• Experience with frontend technologies (e.g. React, TypeScript) for end-to-end context
• Open-source contributions, especially in backend or infrastructure projects

Our Stack

Frontend: Typescript, React, Apollo GraphQL, Redux.
Backend: Typescript, Express/Apollo GraphQL, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, Python kernels.
Infrastructure: Terraform, Helm, AWS.

Compensation

Salary range: $215,000 - $270,000 USD (may vary by location, skills, experience).