Senior Backend Engineer

Casa; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Casa is seeking a founding Senior Backend Engineer in San Francisco to lead the development of robust backend systems and define the culture of our engineering team. You will design and optimize APIs, ensuring scalability and reliability as we grow our member base. If you're passionate about building systems and want to thrive in a startup environment, we want to hear from you. Join us in making home ownership feel special with technology that delivers exceptional value to our members.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of backend architecture, API design, and database management.
• Excited to build systems that scale with a growing member base.
• Thrives in a fast-moving, evolving startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of scalable, secure, and reliable backend systems.
• Design and implement APIs for iOS applications and other client interfaces.
• Optimize performance and scalability of services for a growing user base.

Skills

Backend architecture

API design

Database management

Job description

About Casa

We believe owning a home should feel as special as the moments that take place within them. If our mission inspires you, we'd love to hear from you.

About The Role

We’re hiring a founding Senior Backend Engineer to help us design, develop, and ship robust backend systems that deliver exceptional value to our members.

You’ll work closely with our founders, fellow engineers, and designers to create thoughtful and groundbreaking products that deliver exceptional value to our members. You’ll help build our core systems and product and define much of our founding team culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of our backend systems, ensuring they are scalable, secure, and reliable
• Design and implement APIs that power our iOS applications and other client interfaces
• Optimize performance and scalability of our services to handle a growing number of members and data
• Stay current with the latest advancements in backend technologies and cloud infrastructure, and integrate new technologies and methodologies as appropriate
• Level up a growing engineering team by reviewing code and designs of teammates and providing constructive feedback to maintain high quality

About You

• You’re passionate about building robust systems. You have a deep understanding of backend architecture, API design, and database management, and you’re excited to build systems that scale with our growing member base
• You’re excited to be a founding engineer at an early-stage startup. This means that there’s a lot of systems and structure yet to be put in place, and you’ll play an active role in building and shaping those alongside our company culture
• You’re excited to build. You embrace the challenges and growth that come with joining an early-stage company, thriving in a fast-moving, evolving environment
• You think and act like an owner. You take a long-term view, make decisions with care, and are eager to take initiative and responsibility with good judgment
• You roll up your sleeves. You find satisfaction in taking action, solving problems, and learning quickly, rather than delegating or managing from the sidelines
• You’re mission-driven and adaptable. You understand the stakes of a startup, focus on what matters most, and dedicate yourself to building for long-term success
• You thrive on collaboration and problem-solving. You work best in an in-person culture, feeding off shared energy, brainstorming, and engaging with others daily