Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Build Scalable Systems

owner; United States; À distance; USD 190 000 - 220 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity package

Health coverage

Remote-first workplace

Unlimited PTO

Résumé du poste

Owner is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own and evolve critical backend systems in a 100% remote role that can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. You will drive architecture, reliability, and performance for scalable services and collaborate with product and design teams to deliver customer value at scale.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, ownership mindset, and continuous learning within a remote-first company with global reach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems in production.
• Strong experience with TypeScript and backend technologies (Node.js, databases, distributed systems)
• Demonstrated ownership of systems running at scale, with an emphasis on reliability and performance
• A product-oriented engineering mindset — you understand the 'why' behind what you're building
• Experience collaborating closely with Product and Design partners
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• A sense of ownership, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning

Responsabilités

• Build new products and features 0 to 1
• Take ownership of projects from conception all the way to shipping, ensuring modular, maintainable, and high-quality code
• Deliver value to our end users across our entire system while considering performance, scale, security, and maintainability
• Shape our product direction by talking to users and collaborating with other teammates in feature brainstorms/roadmap planning
• Provide thoughtful code reviews and technical guidance to peers, helping to improve overall team quality
• Help us build a great team — interview candidates, refer great engineers, etc.

Connaissances

Backend systems

TypeScript

Node.js

Distributed systems

Databases

Outils

Mongo

Description du poste

Owner is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own and evolve critical backend systems in a 100% remote role that can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. You will drive architecture, reliability, and performance for scalable services and collaborate with product and design teams to deliver customer value at scale.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, ownership mindset, and continuous learning within a remote-first company with global reach.