Senior Backend Platform Engineer & Architecture Lead

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

Job summary

Matchmatch is seeking a backend engineer to own the creation, design, and maintenance of the backend platform in a fast-paced startup environment. You will guide technical architecture to ensure business success with minimal debt while delivering delightful user experiences.

As a senior member, you will lead technical decisions, collaborate with engineers and stakeholders, and drive key features across services, data jobs, AI systems, search, and workflows in a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Expertise in API design, data modeling, infrastructure, and workflow management.
• Comfortable leading technical decisions and working with stakeholders on small teams.

Responsibilities

• Own backend architecture: services, data jobs, AI systems, search, and workflows.
• Manage AWS via Pulumi and build CI/CD pipelines and test suites.
• Deliver key features with engineers and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Data modeling

Infrastructure

Workflow management

Team leadership

Tools

Pulumi

Job description

Matchmatch is seeking a backend engineer to own the creation, design, and maintenance of the backend platform in a fast-paced startup environment. You will guide technical architecture to ensure business success with minimal debt while delivering delightful user experiences.

As a senior member, you will lead technical decisions, collaborate with engineers and stakeholders, and drive key features across services, data jobs, AI systems, search, and workflows in a dynamic team.