Senior Backend Engineer

Next Ventures; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology company is seeking a backend engineer to design and maintain scalable systems, build new features, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have 2–5 years of experience in backend development and be familiar with cloud platforms like GCP or AWS. This position offers a fully remote work environment with flexible hours and opportunities for growth.

Benefits

Fully remote work

Flexible hours

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional experience in backend development.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS is a plus.
• Ability to design and maintain production systems.

Responsibilities

• Build new features and integrations.
• Design scalable systems for millions of users.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS)

Data integration

Scalable system design

Tools

Python

Flask

Postgres

Docker

Job description

About this role

We’re looking for a backend engineer with 2–5 years of professional (non-internship) experience. The ideal candidate has experience designing, scaling, and maintaining production systems, preferably in data-intensive or high-growth environments, and has a proven ability to deliver meaningful business impact. Strong fundamentals in a cloud platform such as GCP or AWS are a plus.

What you’ll do

• Build new features, products, integrations, and backend services
• Design scalable systems to support millions of users
• Own and deliver high-impact engineering initiatives
• Collaborate with teammates across engineering, product, and other functions
• Work with complex datasets, building integrations and enriching data to create actionable insights
• Influence technical direction and product roadmap through your expertise

Tech stack

Python, Flask, GraphQL, Postgres, BigTable, Redis, Python RQ, Temporal, GCP, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Docker, Pub/Sub, Datadog, PagerDuty

About the team

• Lean and fast-moving, with high levels of ownership and autonomy
• Collaborative culture that values impact, trust, and meritocracy
• Fully remote, with flexible hours and global teammates
• Rapidly scaling with strong growth and long-term opportunities