Backend Engineer - Redis and Postgres

Remotestar; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Remotestar is building a financial operations platform for the construction industry, seeking a strong backend or full-stack engineer who simplifies complex systems and builds reliable infrastructure at scale.

You’ll unify systems behind a modern API, integrate with legacy SQL and API software, and scale to millions of requests daily while improving caching, testing, and developer experience.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of backend or full-stack engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently and take significant ownership.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Unifying fragmented systems behind a modern API.
• Building integrations with legacy SQL, DLL and API-based software.
• Scaling systems handling millions of API requests per day.
• Improving caching, filtering, testing, reliability, and developer experience.
• Shipping quickly and working directly with customers.

Skills

Backend engineering

Full-stack engineering

Problem-solving

Independent ownership

Tools

Redis

Postgres

AWS CDK

AWS EC2

Job description

About the role:

We’re building a financial operations platform for the construction industry - a massive global market still powered by fragmented, decades-old software.

We’re looking for a strong backend or full-stack engineer who enjoys simplifying complex systems, solving high-ambiguity problems, and building reliable infrastructure at scale.

What you’ll work on:

• Unifying fragmented systems behind a modern API
• Building integrations with legacy SQL, DLL and API-based software
• Scaling systems handling millions of API requests per day
• Improving caching, filtering, testing, reliability, and developer experience
• Shipping quickly and working directly with customers

What we’re looking for:

• 1-5 years of backend or full-stack engineering experience
• Ability to work independently and take significant ownership
• Strong problem-solving skills

Employment:

Full-time Location: San Francisco, CA On-site policy: In person, five days per week
Visa sponsorship: Open to visa transfers (e.g., OPT and H-1B transfers) and new sponsorships (e.g., H-1B and TN)
Tech stack: Redis, Postgres, and AWS - CDK and EC2