Senior Backend Engineer

SaaSify Labs; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Performance bonuses

Flexible Hours

Async-first schedule

AI-Powered Tooling

Learning Budget $1,000/year

Job summary

SaaSify Labs is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and build server-side foundations for client products. You will design microservice architectures and ensure RESTful/GraphQL APIs are fast, reliable, and secure.

Lead a small team, mentor juniors, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines while applying security best practices and scalable data strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend development experience.
• Deep expertise in Node.js — NestJS preferred.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL database skills.
• Experience with Redis, message queues, or event-driven systems.
• AWS deployment experience (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda).
• Experience with Docker and containerization.
• TypeScript proficiency.
• Understanding of security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable microservice architectures.
• Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Optimize database queries and schema design.
• Implement caching strategies with Redis.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Write documentation for APIs and system design.
• Participate in architecture reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers on best practices.

Skills

Node.js

NestJS

TypeScript

SQL

NoSQL

Redis

CI/CD

AWS

Docker

Security best practices

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

# Senior Backend EngineerEngineering Remote Full-timeApply for this role →## About the RoleWe need a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and build the server-side foundations of our client products. You will work on complex distributed systems, design microservice architectures, and ensure our APIs are fast, reliable, and secure. You will be working in a small team where your decisions have a direct impact on the product.## What You'll Do* Design and implement scalable microservice architectures* Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs* Optimize database queries and schema design* Implement caching strategies with Redis* Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines* Write documentation for APIs and system design* Participate in architecture reviews* Mentor junior engineers on best practices## What We're Looking For* 5+ years backend development experience* Deep expertise in Node.js — NestJS preferred* Strong SQL and NoSQL database skills* Experience with Redis, message queues, or event-driven systems* AWS deployment experience (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda)* Experience with Docker and containerization* TypeScript proficiency* Understanding of security best practices### Nice to Have* +Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration* +Background in fintech or healthtech* +Open-source contributions## What We OfferCompetitive SalaryMarket rate + performance bonusesFlexible HoursAsync-first, you own your scheduleAI-Powered ToolingGitHub Copilot, Claude, full AI stackLearning Budget$1,000/year for courses and conferencesSenior MentorshipWork with engineers who've shipped real productsCareer GrowthClear path from engineer to leadApply for this role