Senior Backend Engineer - Remote (China) | Scalable Systems

Palmstreet; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

5 insurances + housing fund

Job summary

Palmstreet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead architecture decisions, build core features like instant bidding and live interactions, and develop scalable backend systems to serve millions of users.

You will own critical components, collaborate with PMs and designers, and drive reliability with CI/CD pipelines and modern cloud infrastructure. Remote-friendly role based in China with equity and housing fund benefits.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or higher.
• Fluent English and Mandarin.
• 5+ years building scalable infrastructure.
• Hands-on DevOps: CI/CD, IaC, containers, cloud platforms.
• Experience with high-concurrency systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs powering web and mobile apps using Node.js.
• Collaborate with PM and design to build scalable products.
• Own a component or service with end-to-end responsibility.
• Deliver high-quality projects with strong productivity on large scopes.
• Lead DevOps duties: CI/CD, deployment automation, and reliability improvements.
• Leverage AI coding tools to accelerate development.

Skills

Bilingual English Mandarin

High-concurrency systems

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Node.js

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS)

CI/CD

AI coding tools

Job description

Palmstreet is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead architecture decisions, build core features like instant bidding and live interactions, and develop scalable backend systems to serve millions of users.

You will own critical components, collaborate with PMs and designers, and drive reliability with CI/CD pipelines and modern cloud infrastructure. Remote-friendly role based in China with equity and housing fund benefits.