Backend Lead - US SaaS Platform for Benefits Access | Remote

Atomic HR; Buenos Aires; Remote; ARS 122,787,000 - 150,073,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package

Remote-friendly

Impactful work

Job summary

Mirza seeks a Backend Lead to guide a US SaaS platform for benefits access with a remote-first team distributed worldwide.

You will shape architecture, mentor engineers, and own backend systems from design to deployment, partnering with product and security to deliver scalable, secure software across multiple regions.

In this hands-on leadership role, you’ll influence technology choices, improve CI/CD, and ensure resilient services handling large data while safeguarding privacy.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development with a strong backend foundation.
• Experience building scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficiency with AWS and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend engineering efforts and architecture decisions.
• Mentor engineers and drive best practices in code quality and deployment.
• Collaborate with product and security on design and priorities.
• Own delivery of reliable services with privacy controls.

Skills

Backend development

Node/Typescript

React

DevOps/SRE

Cloud AWS

System design

Mentorship

Tools

Terraform

Github Actions

AWS

Node.js

Job description

Backend Lead - US SaaS Platform for Benefits Access | Remote

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About the job Backend Lead - US SaaS Platform for Benefits Access | Remote

Company Overview:

Mirza is a venture-backed startup simplifying access to essential benefits for frontline workers. Their AI-powered platform helps employees easily find and apply for benefits like childcare, elder care, and nutrition programs.

With backing from major enterprise retail investors and $2.5M secured in funding, they're expanding their reach to serve leading retailers, healthcare providers, and Fortune 500 companies. Our diverse, remote-first team is spread across the globe, united in our mission to empower employees and create healthier workplaces.

They're currently on the brink of Series A funding, which means you'll have the opportunity to join them at an exciting stage of growth.

Your Role:

• Add to an engineering team and culture with a strong bias for impact and getting stuff outinto the world
• Our team loves to ship software we are looking for passionate collaborators who loveto build, and use technology to solve complex problems
• Bring expertise, opinions and technical leadership to influence technology selection,systems design and software development practice
• Communicate clearly and persuasively to influence outcomes and inspire action
• Contribute fresh ideas and a growth mindset to elevate standards for code quality,testing, deployment and developer mentorship
• Bring something new to our small R&D team help us continue to raise the skill,knowledge and experience level of our team

This role involves both hands-on technical work and high-level problem-solving.

You Bring:

• 6+ years of Software Development experience with a strong backend foundation (Node, Typescript, React, Terraform, Github Actions)
• Solid knowledge of SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure as code principles
• Proficiency in AWS (or similar cloud environments)
• Experience building and shipping scalable software
• Experience automating complex processes (e.g., eligibility checks, fraud detection)
• Experience building systems handling large volumes of sensitive data (privacy/security focus)
• Experience integrating identity verification features (facial recognition, document verification)

What They Offer:

• Competitive salary up to $90K USD per year depending level and experience
• Equity in a high-growth startup
• Comprehensive benefits package (tailored to your location)
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact on people's lives

Interview Process:

• 45-minute chat with our Head of Product
• Culture-fit interviews with 2-3 team members across different functions
• 1-hour technical assessment (collaborative problem-solving)
• Final interview with founders and offer presentation