Backend Engineer — Scalable Social Platform (NY On-site)

LYA Collective; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity participation

Massive ownership

Competitive salary

Job summary

LYA Collective is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a small, highly technical team building the infrastructure behind hundreds of real-life social experiences each month. The on-site role in New York requires 1+ years of backend work and a passion for deeply technical, scalable systems.

You will design data models, APIs, and contribute to performance improvements while collaborating with a fast-moving team on end-to-end product development.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of backend experience; core systems/infra exposure is a plus.
• Experience with Python (FastAPI) and PostgreSQL; Java acceptable as alternate.
• BS degree in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Build the backend for a concierge/experiences platform.
• Design data models and APIs for a self-hosted events tool.
• Set up backend infrastructure for data collection and matching models.
• Improve internal automations and payment flows (e.g., Stripe migrations).
• Make architectural decisions to scale the stack.

Skills

FastAPI

Python

Java

PostgreSQL

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Stripe

Job description

LYA Collective is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a small, highly technical team building the infrastructure behind hundreds of real-life social experiences each month. The on-site role in New York requires 1+ years of backend work and a passion for deeply technical, scalable systems.

You will design data models, APIs, and contribute to performance improvements while collaborating with a fast-moving team on end-to-end product development.