Senior Backend Engineer: Build Scalable APIs & Systems

Solace; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Solace is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in the United States to own the product workflow from design through deployment. You will design scalable services, maintain robust backend systems, and write high-quality production code daily.

The role demands strong API/database fundamentals, TypeScript/Node expertise, and comfort with frontend work when needed. You'll collaborate with product and design teams, strive for system reliability, and drive large releases on a continuous deployment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience
• Strong fundamentals in API design, database architecture, and distributed systems
• Expertise in Typescript/Node and backend frameworks
• Frontend exposure and ability to contribute to frontend when needed
• Excellent communication skills and ownership mentality
• Bias toward action and execution

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable services and APIs to drive existing and new features for web applications.
• Architect and maintain robust backend systems, database models, and infrastructure that power our platform.
• Analyze product requirements and produce high-quality, production-ready code with a focus on system reliability and performance.
• Maintain the health of our systems and codebase, refactor and make improvements, and keep our systems robust and resilient.
• Jump into frontend code when needed to support the team and ship features end-to-end.
• Be autonomous. You'll take full ownership of your work, and you take responsibility and accountability for every last detail, every step of the way.
• Be a collaborator. You'll work with other engineers and cross-functional partners in product and design to build a world-class product and lead new initiatives to improve our user experience.
• Write clear specs to ensure product/code quality for stress-free deployment.
• Drive large releases to production on a continuous deployment cadence.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Database architecture

Distributed systems

Typescript/Node

Frontend exposure

Communication

Ownership

Action-oriented

Tools

NestJS

TypeORM

PostgreSQL

Redis

GCP

React

Tailwind

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Job description

Solace is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in the United States to own the product workflow from design through deployment. You will design scalable services, maintain robust backend systems, and write high-quality production code daily.

The role demands strong API/database fundamentals, TypeScript/Node expertise, and comfort with frontend work when needed. You'll collaborate with product and design teams, strive for system reliability, and drive large releases on a continuous deployment