Senior Backend Engineer: Scale APIs & Data Pipelines

Dusk; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity options

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits

Early technical ownership

Access to live events and industry networking opportunities

Job summary

Dusk, located in New York, is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build core infrastructure for their event management platform. The role involves architecting scalable APIs and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience with strong skills in Python, Node.js, or Rust, and a background in SaaS environments. Dusk offers competitive salary, equity options, and comprehensive health benefits, promoting early technical ownership in a high-growth company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, ideally in SaaS or high-scale production systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, Rust or Go.
• Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable APIs, microservices, and data pipelines.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of backend features from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with frontend teams on data contracts and system integrations.

Skills

Backend software engineering

Python

Node.js

Rust

Go

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Job description

Dusk, located in New York, is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build core infrastructure for their event management platform. The role involves architecting scalable APIs and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience with strong skills in Python, Node.js, or Rust, and a background in SaaS environments. Dusk offers competitive salary, equity options, and comprehensive health benefits, promoting early technical ownership in a high-growth company.